Sebastian Coe

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Thursday it was "unlikely" that track and field athletes from Russia and Belarus would be welcomed back to competition before next year's Paris Olympics

Speaking after a World Athletics Council meeting, Coe sad: "The Council has agreed to exclude male or female transgender athletes who have been through male puberty from female world ranking competitions from March the 31st this year."

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said the ban on Russian athletes was the last resort for him in terms of punishments.

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said on Tuesday he wants the body to become a "campaigning organisation" but stressed that he sees no point in boycotting China over human rights.

World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe believes that the Tokyo Olympics can "have a profound impact" on the world as the organisers continue to struggle to win over a sceptical Japanese public.

Russia was suspended in 2015 after a report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) found evidence of mass doping among track and field athletes.

Earlier, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe had told to The Times that he supported respectful protest and said it was impossible to "separate sport from social and cultural issues".

Sebastian Coe said athletics can benefit from the new-found habit of more people taking to walking and running and the sport will try to build on it to broaden its base.

Sebastian Coe's belated entry into the IOC club is significant because he has been mentioned as a potential future president of the Olympic movement.

Sebastian Coe will finally become a member of the International Olympic Committee in July after being turned down several times.

Sebastian Coe supported the move to push the Games back to 2021 and said competitors would have been placed in an impossible position if the event had been left to start on July 24 as originally scheduled.

World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe said holding the Games in July 2020 was "neither feasible nor desirable" because of the global crisis.

Olympic bosses acknowledged on Wednesday there was no "ideal" solution as a growing number of athletes expressed concern.

Yohan Blake lashed out at World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe for removing four events, including the 200m race from next year's Diamond League.

Sebastian Coe, president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), admitted earlier Sunday he was nervous at how the crowd would respond when the 35-year-old two-time dope cheat, who had taken the title denying crowd favourite and Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt a final individual gold, in Saturday's final, stepped on top of t...

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Thursday it was "unlikely" that track and field athletes from Russia and Belarus would be welcomed back to competition before next year's Paris Olympics

Speaking after a World Athletics Council meeting, Coe sad: "The Council has agreed to exclude male or female transgender athletes who have been through male puberty from female world ranking competitions from March the 31st this year."

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said the ban on Russian athletes was the last resort for him in terms of punishments.

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said on Tuesday he wants the body to become a "campaigning organisation" but stressed that he sees no point in boycotting China over human rights.

World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe believes that the Tokyo Olympics can "have a profound impact" on the world as the organisers continue to struggle to win over a sceptical Japanese public.

Russia was suspended in 2015 after a report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) found evidence of mass doping among track and field athletes.

Earlier, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe had told to The Times that he supported respectful protest and said it was impossible to "separate sport from social and cultural issues".

Sebastian Coe said athletics can benefit from the new-found habit of more people taking to walking and running and the sport will try to build on it to broaden its base.

Sebastian Coe's belated entry into the IOC club is significant because he has been mentioned as a potential future president of the Olympic movement.

Sebastian Coe will finally become a member of the International Olympic Committee in July after being turned down several times.

Sebastian Coe supported the move to push the Games back to 2021 and said competitors would have been placed in an impossible position if the event had been left to start on July 24 as originally scheduled.

World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe said holding the Games in July 2020 was "neither feasible nor desirable" because of the global crisis.

Olympic bosses acknowledged on Wednesday there was no "ideal" solution as a growing number of athletes expressed concern.

Yohan Blake lashed out at World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe for removing four events, including the 200m race from next year's Diamond League.

Sebastian Coe, president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), admitted earlier Sunday he was nervous at how the crowd would respond when the 35-year-old two-time dope cheat, who had taken the title denying crowd favourite and Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt a final individual gold, in Saturday's final, stepped on top of t...