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IOC says has 'full confidence' in security at Paris Olympics

Lausanne (AFP) - The International Olympic Committee on Friday said it had "full confidence" that France would ensure security at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

AFP

World Athletics looking into menstrual cycle research - Coe

Zurich (AFP) - World Athletics president Sebastian Coe has hailed as "worthwhile" comments by female athletes questioning the apparent lack of research into the effect of the menstrual cycle on performance.

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Coe pushing for Paris Olympic city events, confident of security

Zurich (AFP) - Track and field supremo Sebastian Coe is pushing organisers of the 2024 Olympics to include live events in downtown Paris in a bid to "democratise" sport, playing down any security fears over their hosting.

AFP

Federer hails 'grace' of Queen Elizabeth II as Pele salutes 'legacy'

London (AFP) - Roger Federer hailed Queen Elizabeth II for her "elegance" and "grace" as the world of sport stopped to pay tribute to the British monarch following her death aged 96.

AFP

Princess Anne's savage 'most stupid person' comment overheard in awkward mic blunder

The Princess Royal is well-known for her no nonsense approach and she showed this when she called someone stupid in a room full of people

Daily Mirror

London 2012: what the Olympic Games' legacy of sustainability means for events today

This summer has marked 10 years since the London 2012 Olympics, and a chance to reflect on the event’s legacy. From the outset, the aim was to make it a ground-breakingly sustainable event. According to the United Nations, sustainability is “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising…

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Jake Wightman has become the Commonwealth Games poster-boy aiming for golden hat-trick

Jake Wightman is on cloud nine following his 1500m success at the World Championships in Oregon, but he is now hoping to capitalise on that success with victory at the Commonwealth Games and next month's European Championships

Daily Mirror

Sebastian Coe inspired Commonwealth 1500m attempt, says Wightman

The world 1500m champion Jake Wightman has revealed he was dreading racing the distance again at the Commonwealth Games until a word of advice from Sebastian Coe

The Guardian - UK

Josh Kerr: Commonwealth Games stadium an absolute blessing for British athletes

Exclusive interview: The Scot hopes to bounce back from fifth in the World Championships in pursuit of another medal after Olympic bronze last year, with the Alexander Stadium set to host the athletics at the Commonwealth Games

The Independent UK

A decade on Olympics are still delivering for London, says Sebastian Coe

London is still reaping the rewards of the 2012 Olympics, it was claimed today, as the 10-year anniversary of the Games was marked.

Evening Standard

Defiant Sebastian Coe flies flag for London Olympics with a murky legacy

Lord Coe maintains pride in what the 2012 Games gave UK sport and reveals Sir Alex Ferguson almost managed Team GB

The Guardian - UK

US mulls more events after World Championship success

Eugene (United States) (AFP) - As a metaphor for a sport with lofty ambitions, Armand Duplantis soaring to a pole vault world record was the perfectly scripted final act that a thrilling World Athletics Championships deserved.

AFP

Sebastian Coe hopes current athletes break 1980s records that ‘aren’t safe’

Sebastian Coe, the World Athletics president, admitted that sporadic drug testing in the 80s meant records in several events ‘may not be the safest’

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Jake Wightman could become most successful GB middle distance star ever, says Seb Coe

Track legend Sebastian Coe was reminded of his own 1984 Olympic-winning run in Los Angeles by way Wightman attacked to win World Championship gold in Eugene

The Independent UK

Lord Coe: Jake Wightman could be most successful British middle distance runner

Wightman has 12 months until he launches a world title defence in Hungary.

The Guardian - UK

Sebastian Coe tips Jake Wightman to challenge for unprecedented treble

Wightman is now aiming for Commonwealth and European gold, with Coe saying there’s ‘no reason’ the 1500m world champion can’t win both

The Independent UK

‘Biology trumps gender’: Athletics could ban transgender and DSD women from female events

World Athletics will review its policies on transgender women and DSD athletes and president Sebastian Coe has hinted the sport will follow swimming in tightening its regulations

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Caster Semenya out of world 5,000m as Coe signals tougher female sport rules

Caster Semenya’s first appearance in the world championships since 2017 saw her knocked out without fuss or fanfare after finishing 45 seconds off qualifying for Saturday’s 5,000m final

AFP

Ukraine athletes hoping to offer 'positive emotions' for besieged compatriots

Eugene (United States) (AFP) - Ukraine might have sent its smallest delegation of athletes ever to a world championships, but acting federation president Yevhen Pronin said the 22-strong team were just glad to be present in Eugene and offering up a glimmer of hope for compatriots.

Evening Standard

World Athletics Championships: Max Burgin draws inspiration from David Rudisha in 800m dream

Max Burgin has set his sights on becoming Britain’s answer to David Rudisha.

Asharq Al-Awsat

For Ukrainian High Jumper, World Silver Feels Like Gold

The second-place finish at world championships was beside the point for Ukraine's best high jumper, Yaroslava Mahuchikh. "For me, it's gold," she said Tuesday night, as she looked down at her newly won prize, one nobody would have been right to expect four months ago after she took a three-day…

AFP

Semenya welcome at world champs, says Coe

Eugene (United States) (AFP) - Caster Semenya, who will make her first appearance in a world championships in five years when she competes in the women's 5000m in Eugene, has every right to be there, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Tuesday.

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Caster Semenya returns to world athletics championships, but not in her pet event due to rules around testosterone levels

Caster Semenya switches to 5,000m because of hormone-treatment rules imposed upon her that she calls "an affront to the spirit of the sport".

The Independent UK

Caster Semenya is back, so is her sport's thorniest problem

South African runner Caster Semenya's surprise return to the world championships this week coincides with a new reckoning over the rules in track and field that regulate the participation of women with high natural testosterone in female events

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