Sebastian Coe news

The UK sports sector has been paying its tributes to former Labour cabinet minister Dame Tessa Jowell, who has died at the age of 70 ... More

British Athletics has announced that eight of the world's top athletics nations will compete in the first Athletics World Cup in London this summer. Athletics ... More

As the 2017 sporting calendar draws to a close, an event impact study has measured the value to the UK of hosting the World Athletics ... More

The qualifications system for the athletics World Championships and the Olympic Games will be redesigned in an effort to make the sport clearer and increase ... More

Sir Hugh Robertson, the man who was sports minister during the 2012 London Olympic Games, has been elected as chair of the British Olympic Association. ... More

The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) has proposed a number of substantial reforms – including transferring power away from the president – as it ... More

London’s Excel Centre has been named as the next host of the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Congress in August 2017. Chosen for its ... More

IAAF president Sebastian Coe, culture secretary John Whittingdale and Akira Shimazu, chief executive of Japan’s 2019 Rugby World Cup Organising Committee, will deliver keynote talks ... More

European Athletics vice-president Jean Garcia has taken on the interim chief executive role of the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) ahead of a permanent ... More

The second part of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (Wada) independent commission has damned the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) - claiming that “corruption was ... More

Sportswear giant Nike will invest US$13.5m (£9.3m, €12.4m) to renovate the track and field facilities at the University of Oregon – one of the venues ... More

The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) will double its anti-doping budget and rewrite its constitution in a bid to clean up the sport. IAAF ... More

The All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF) must “sever ties” with individuals connected with doping and resolve pending disciplinary cases before it will be reinstated for international ... More

French authorities have launched an investigation which will probe the International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) decision to award the 2021 World Athletics Championships to ... More

Sebastian Coe has admitted that athletics is at a “crossroads” and faces an uncertain future if it cannot win back people’s trust following allegations of ... More

More than 600 primary schools in England will be able to improve their outdoor sports facilities and physical activity spaces following a funding boost from ... More

Fitness First has secured a new tie-up with the British Olympic Association (BOA) to become Team GB’s first-ever official fitness partner. As part of the ... More

Richard Caborn, formerly MP for Sheffield and sports minister, has urged for an Olympic Legacy Park be built on the site of the former Don ... More

ukactive CEO David Stalker has outlined his organisation’s credentials to serve as independent watchdog for the national physical activity plan suggested in today’s report from ... More

The partnership between Fit For Sport and Everyone Active has been awarded the coveted ‘Inspired by 2012’ mark for their Legacy Games Days for primary ... More

Increasing physical activity levels by just one per cent a year would save the UK economy £1.2bn over the next five years, according to a ... More

Bill Sweeney, head of business development for German sports equipment giant PUMA, has been confirmed as the next chief executive officer of the British Olympic ... More

The UK government has delivered more than 80 Olympic Truce events around the world as part of the global legacy plans for the London 2012 ... More

Sebastian Coe has praised the dedication of the thousands that have signed up as sports volunteers through Sport Makers - Sport England's Olympic and Paralympic ... More

Buenos Aires, Argentina has been selected host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games (YOG), beating off competition from Glasgow, Scotland and Medellin, Colombia. The International Olympic ... More