Sebastian Coe
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World Athletics President Sebastian Coe believes that Africa can host the Olympics Games if there is strategic planning and good use of resources that would not strain the host nation, reports Joy Sports of Ghana.
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World Athletics President, Sebastian Coe, has hit out at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for not having a policy to deal with the current controversy over gender eligibility in Olympic boxing, reports insidethegames.biz. “It’s simple: have a policy,” he said.
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World Athletics President, Sebastian Coe, has said that he does not believe the Paris Olympic Games this summer will be drug-free, reports telegraph.co.uk.
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The World Athletics’ decision to reward each gold medallist at the forthcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games with $50,000 has generated mixed reactions from the sporting world. GOWON AKPODONOR writes that while the International Olympics Committee (IOC) and some stakeholders are opposed to the move, others believe that it would bring out the best in athletes. When innovation meets time-tested tradition,…
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