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Coe backs false start rule after Usain Bolt disqualification

30.08.11
Sebastian Coe insists there will be no knee-jerk reaction against the sport's false start rules in the wake of Bolt's disqualification from the 100 metres final... more

Seb Coe runs for future olympic role

23.08.11
Sebastian Coe's hope of a future on the International Olympic Committee could be decided tomorrow... more

Seb Coe will go on world tour to boost Britain before Games

26.07.11
Sebastian Coe is planning a world tour to promote the Olympics next year, visiting each continent and scores of countries... more

Lord Coe: London will draw in the whole world

26.07.11
The London 2012 figurehead explains why next year's Games will be 'the greatest show on earth' and how his mantra is 'testing, testing, testing' and offers a robust defence of the Olympics ticketing system... more

Two out of three miss out on Olympics tickets - Coe admits fans disappointed

17.06.11
Almost two thirds of applicants for Olympic tickets were left empty-handed after the public ballot, official figures have revealed... more

Coe: Olympic ballot not perfect but fair

25.05.11
Games chief Sebastian Coe has defended the Olympic ticketing process as millions of people remain in the dark over their applications... more

Laying the final turf was an amazing moment - roll on the Games

29.03.11
COMMENTARY: Today's official completion of the Olympic stadium is arguably the biggest moment for everyone involved in the 2012 building work... more

Don't bet against Lord Coe for top job after Olympics

25.02.11
Lord Coe looks set to make a bid for top athletics job once the 2012 Olympics are over ... more

Seb Coe hails Haile Gebrselassie as one of the greatest

08.11.10
Ethiopian announced his retirement from athletics after abandoning his first bid for ING New York Marathon glory after 16 miles with a knee injury... more

Rundown stadium gets a £250,000 legacy boost

22.10.10
An athletics stadium where British champions Sebastian Coe, Daley Thompson and Linford Christie once competed has become one of the first major beneficiaries of the Mayor's fund to boost sport before the Olympics... more

Sebastian Coe: India can learn from Commonwealth Games experience

12.10.10
London 2012 chairman believes country can build on experience of staging the Games, despite the numerous problems which have plagued the Delhi event... more

Olympic marathon was always going to run into trouble

01.10.10
Comment: The U-turn over the Olympic marathon route has become a major issue for Seb Coe’s organising committee — and one they could have avoided... more

Sebastian Coe unconcerned by Olympics spending review

15.09.10
London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe is more than satisfied with the build-up to the Olympics despite the possibility of spending cuts in the Government's autumn review.... more

The Olympics are on course to be a runaway success

09.09.10
Initial pessimism about the Games has been replaced by excitement, particularly among the business community... more

Sebastian Coe: It’s time for Londoners to celebrate

26.07.10
Interview: Sebastian Coe is delighted with how things are going in the lead-up to 2012 — but warns of challenges to come... more

Sebastian Coe believes World Cup bid is still on track

19.05.10
Sebastian Coe believes that the Lord Triesman affair has not inflicted terminal damage on England's 2018 World Cup bid... more

Coe and Ovett’s track battles to be turned into movie

16.02.10
The Olympic rivalry between runners Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe is to be turned into a movie. ... more

Lord Coe’s pay rises by a quarter to £357,000 for overseeing Olympics

19.08.09
Sebastian Coe saw his pay as head of the Olympic project rise by 25 per cent to £357,000 last year, it has emerged... more

Billions will be watching Coe’s flame roar to life

27.07.09
The countdown to London 2012 has started in earnest — exactly three years from today, 80 world leaders and 80,000 highly fortunate spectators will squeeze into the Olympic Stadium to see a lone torchbearer light the cauldron... more

Coe: Give tickets to sports clubs first

10.12.08
Members of sports clubs may get priority on tickets for the Olympics under a plan being devised by 2012 chiefs... more

Coe: Olympics can help capital beat recession

25.11.08
Olympics boss Sebastian Coe believes the 2012 Games can provide the economic boost to help London though a recession... more

Race begun to save historic running stadium

29.09.08
A crumbling running track once used by Sebastian Coe and Linford Christie could be saved for the local community... more

Olympic celebration of arts in the capital

26.09.08
Hundreds of events over the weekend will kick off a four-year Olympic celebration of arts. Here are some not to miss.... more

Cultural Olympiad is up and running

04.09.08
Olympics chief and former athlete Sebastian Coe is to turn himself into a work of art... more

Promises made for 2012 bid: Can we keep them?

01.09.08
London clinched victory in a tough race for the 2012 Olympics thanks largely to a pledge that it would deliver a legacy for sport... more

Coe expects extraordinary weekend for the British hopes

14.08.08
Sebastian Coe has predicted an extraordinary weekend for Great Britain with the prospect of more golds in rowing, cycling, sailing and athletics... more

Comment: London's legacy stuck on starting blocks

24.07.08
For five years, the architects of the London Olympics have been claiming that the event has the power to turn Britain into a sporting nation... more

Idowu's one jump ahead of the field

11.07.08
Seb Coe is just one of the many people tipping star triple jumper Phillips Idowu for gold in Beijing... more

How 2012 can be white hot for the City

08.05.08
The first London Olympics were in full swing 100 years ago and Sebastian Coe believes much can be learned from 1908. ... more

Coe warns: Olympics is toughest task ahead

06.05.08
Sebastian Coe has warned Boris Johnson that the London Olympics will be on a "different planet" from any other responsibilities he has as Mayor.... more


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