Also known as: WA president Sebastian Coe · Briton Sebastian Coe
World Athletics president who has defended sanctions on Russian and Belarusian athletes and introduced prize money for Olympic track and field medallists.
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Coe pledges court showing to defend World Athletics over Russia stance By AFP August 15, 2026 08:01 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter World Athletics President Sebastian Coe speaks to the media ahead of the G …
Coe pledges court showing to defend World Athletics over Russia stanceCitizen Digital
Prize money 'critical' for athletics, says World Athletics boss Coe By AFP August 14, 2026 06:01 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter World Athletics President Sebastian Coe speaks to the media ahead of the Gabo …
Prize money 'critical' for athletics, says World Athletics boss CoeCitizen Digital
… The stance of World Athletics, headed by Briton Sebastian Coe, is in contrast to the federations of other Olympic sports - World Gymnastics and the International Skating Union, for example, have eased restrictions on Russian competitors. …
Russia launches new challenge to World Athletics sanctionsCitizen Digital
Russia to take on World Athletics at CAS over ban By AFP July 09, 2026 08:15 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter World Athletics President Sebastian Coe speaks to the media ahead of the Gaborone 26 World Athlet …
Russia to take on World Athletics at CAS over banCitizen Digital
… "Does this undermine the amateur ethic?" said World Athletics president Sebastian Coe at the time of the announcement. …
Olympics to offer all Games players Ksh1.3million grantsCitizen Digital
… "Does this undermine the amateur ethic?" said World Athletics president Sebastian Coe at the time of the announcement. …
Olympics to offer all Games players Ksh1.3million grantsCitizen Digital
Sawe sub-2hr marathon captured 'global imagination' says Coe By AFP May 03, 2026 02:59 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe hailed Sabastian Sawe's victory i …
Sawe sub-2hr marathon captured 'global imagination' says CoeThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeWorld Athletics president Sebastian Coe said he will remain "tough" on the issue of athletes switching nationality after his federation blocked a bid by top Jamaicans and Kenyans to move to Turkey. …
Coe will be 'tough' on athletes seeking nationality switchCitizen Digital
Coe will be 'tough' on athletes seeking nationality switch By AFP May 02, 2026 02:57 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter World Athletics President Sebastian Coe speaks to the media ahead of the Gaborone 26 Worl …
Coe will be 'tough' on athletes seeking nationality switchCitizen Digital
Coe hails IOC gender testing decision By AFP May 02, 2026 11:01 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter World Athletics President Sebastian Coe speaks to the media ahead of the Gaborone 26 World Athletics Relays in …
Coe hails IOC gender testing decisionWorld Athletics president Sebastian Coe vowed to appear in court to defend his governing body's ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes, which Russia's athletics federation is challenging at the Court of Arbitration for Sport as selective and politicised.
15 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe vowed to appear in court to defend his governing body's ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes, which Russia's athletics federation is challenging at the Court of Arbitration for Sport as selective and politicised.
15 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe says prize money is critical for athletics, following his decision to award $50,000 to track and field gold medallists at the 2024 Paris Olympics—the first such award by an international sports federation. The move sparked backlash from the International Olympic Committee and other federations who said it broke with Olympic tradition, though athletes widely welcomed it.
14 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Russia's athletics federation has lodged a new claim at the Court of Arbitration for Sport to challenge sanctions imposed by World Athletics in March 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The federation claims the sanctions are "selective and politicised" and prevent it from representing Russian athletes internationally.
10 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Russian athletics federation announced it will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to challenge World Athletics' extension of a blanket ban on Russian track and field athletes, imposed in March 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. World Athletics said it will defend its position.
9 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The International Olympic Committee announced a new grant programme providing $10,000 to every athlete competing in the Games, with a total fund of $140 million per four-year Olympic cycle. All Olympians are eligible regardless of nationality or finish position.
24 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The International Olympic Committee has announced a new grant programme providing $10,000 (approximately Ksh1.3 million) to every athlete competing in the Olympic Games, with a total fund of $140 million per four-year Olympic cycle.
24 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenyan Sebastian Sawe won the London Marathon in 1hr 59min 30sec, becoming the first person to break the two-hour mark in a competitive race. World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe said the feat captured global imagination and generated extraordinary media coverage.
3 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said he will remain "tough" on athletes switching nationality after blocking bids by top Jamaicans and Kenyans, including 2024 Olympic discus champion Roje Stona and former women's marathon world record-holder Brigid Kosgei, to move to Turkey. Coe said the federation examines each request and accepts switches only in cases such as marriage or political intolerance, but will reject moves motivated by financial packages aimed at boosting medal counts.
3 May 2026 · The Standard →
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe says he will remain "tough" on athletes seeking to switch nationality, after his federation blocked offers from Turkey to top Jamaicans and Kenyans including Olympic discus champion Roje Stona and former women's marathon world record-holder Brigid Kosgei. Coe stated that athletes should start and finish their careers in the same country to preserve the meaning of national-based global competitions.
2 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe told AFP that the IOC's decision to introduce testing to determine eligibility to compete in the female category—limiting Olympic women's sports from the 2028 Los Angeles Games to biological females and excluding those with differences in sexual development—is a "very important development for the Olympic movement."
2 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →