Coe: Double the ban for drug cheats

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With five years to go until the capital hosts the Olympic Games, Coe spoke out following the latest doping scandals which have severely undermined the Tour de France.

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Coe, also a member of the IAAF council, told the Daily Telegraph he wants to see two-year bans doubled.

"I will be pushing very hard for four-year bans and pressing WADA very hard on this," he said. World Anti-Doping Agency president Dick Pound welcomed Coe's comments.

"We certainly would not disagree with what Seb is saying," said Pound.

"For some time now, we have been moving towards a four-year ban in certain aggravated cases."