Olympic champion busted Nov 19, 2009
Britain's double Olympic 1500m champion Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London 2012 Organising Committee and an IAAF vice president, praised the decision to strip Ramzi of his medal. "That was the right decision. Cheats cannot prosper in our sport and people will realise that sooner or later," Coe told BBC.. (iAfrica.com)
Ramzi stripped of Olympic 1,500-meter gold medal Nov 19, 2009
Sebastian Coe, the winner of 1,500 Olympic titles in 1980 and 1984, is an IAAF vice president. He praised the stripping of Ramzi's medal because of doping, the latest in a string of drug scandals in track and field. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Bahrains Ramzi stripped of 1,500m gold for doping Nov 19, 2009
Britain s double Olympic 1500m champion Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London 2012 Organising Committee and an IAAF vice president, praised the decision to strip Ramzi of his medal. That was the right decision. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Queen visits, inspects London's Olympic Stadium Nov 4, 2009
She was accompanied by Sebastian Coe, a two-time Olympic 1,500-meter champion who heads London's organizing committee. "We are thrilled to welcome Her Majesty back to show the progress we've made," Coe said. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
London marks 1,000 days to Olympics Nov 1, 2009
"We're on track, we're on budget, the venues are taking shape," London 2012 Chairman Sebastian Coe told reporters this week. "We are also in a very, very strong position in the organizing committee at the moment. We continue to raise the necessary funding to stage the Games.". (CNN -- International)
India receives CWG baton from Queen Oct 30, 2009
With Indian music playing in the background air rifle shooter Bindra began the relay-run and handed over the baton to legendary middle-distance runner Lord Sebastian Coe, waiting just outside the gates of the Palace. Coe is also Chairman of the Organising Committee of the 2012 London Olympics. (India Times, India)
Coe says London on track with 1,000 days to go Oct 30, 2009
LONDON (AP) -- With nearly 1,000 days to go until the London Olympics, organizing chief Sebastian Coe says preparations are on track but there is no time to waste because the 2012 Games will be here in "the blink of an eyelid.". Coe said London has met all its targets as it reaches Saturday's 1,000-day countdown, another milestone in the city's seven-year Olympic planning project. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
America stunned... Oct 3, 2009
London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe said: 'Any one of these four cities could deliver a great Olympics - this is probably the highest quality contest there has been. It is very close competition and it could all be decided by the final presentations. (The Drudge Report)
London 2012: An Olympics Progress Report Oct 3, 2009
In response to recent opposition from the Olympic Board, which in addition to Johnson includes Lord Sebastian Coe, the LOCOG chairman, the ever-quotable Johnson evoked former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, saying: "If I have to take my shoe off and bang it on the desk I will.". Grade: B. (Time.com)
London official: '16 Olympic bid extremely tight Sep 8, 2009
Sebastian Coe says 2016 Olympic bid race extremely tight - More Sports - SI.com ... Sebastian Coe, who engineered London's 2012 bid, says there's no clear favorite ... Sebastian Coe, who engineered London's narrow victory for the 2012 Summer Games, said in an interview with The Associated Press on Monday that next month's 2016 vote is even more wide open. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Coe: 2016 Olympic race closer than 2012 contest Sep 8, 2009
Odd Andersen / APLondon 2012 Olympic chief Sebastian Coe, Chairman of the London Organizing Committee speaks during an interview on a visit to the Associated Press in London, Monday, Sept. 7, 2009 ... Sebastian Coe, who engineered London's narrow victory for the 2012 Summer Games, said in an interview with The Associated Press on Monday that next month's 2016 vote is even more wide open. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Up close and personal - Games fans in for a treat Aug 7, 2009
Sebastian Coe in LondonAugust 7, 2009 ... Sebastian Coe is the chairman of the London Organising Committee. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Train runs on time for 3-year Olympic countdown Jul 30, 2009
London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe said the Olympics are on time and ahead of schedule in some cases, as well as on budget. Keeping the momentum going for the next three years is his biggest challenge. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
With 3 years to go, London Olympics still on track Jul 28, 2009
The train journey began with London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe, a former two-time Olympic gold medalist in the 1,500 meters, speaking to the passengers over the PA system. "Hello, this is Seb Coe," he said. (MSNBC -- Sports)
London marks 3-year countdown to 2012 Olympics Jul 27, 2009
"If you had asked me a day after we won the games in Singapore four years ago, whether I would take where we are now, the answer would have been, 'Absolutely, firmly yes,'" said Sebastian Coe, chairman of London's Olympic organizing committee. "We are exactly where we would want to be at this moment, halfway through our journey with three years to go," Coe said. (Anchorage Daily News)
WORLD CUP WATCH: Odds of U.S. hosting in 2018 or 2022? May 16, 2009
Chief executive is Andy Anson, the one-time Manchester United commercial director and tennis boss, while the bid team includes Lord Sebastian Coe, who has been granted a leave of absence from his role as president of FIFA's ethics commission. Wembley will be the proposed heart of a bid which can feature more modern stadiums than almost any other contender. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Ethics head could intervene before KL FIFA meet to solve bitter fight for posts. Apr 17, 2009
Damaseb has served on the ethics panel for two years and became acting chairman in February when Sebastian Coe, the two-time Olympic 1,500-meter champion, stepped aside to avoid a conflict of interest when he joined the bid team trying to bring the World Cup to England. The FIFA executive committee will choose hosts for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup finals in December 2010. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Denver said 'no thanks' to hosting the Olympics Mar 25, 2009
Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London organizing committee, is in Denver this week hoping to reassure Olympic leaders that the 2012 Summer Games are still on track despite the economic downturn. "I don't need to tell anyone in that room that these are extraordinary times,'' Coe told The Associated Press on Monday. "Not since the 1970s has a winter or summer games been delivered under such a sudden change in economic circumstances. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Recession forms backdrop of Oly conference Mar 24, 2009
Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London organizing committee, headed to the United States on Monday vowing to reassure international Olympic leaders that the 2012 project remains safely on track despite the financial pressures. "I don't need to tell anyone in that room that these are extraordinary times," Coe told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Monday. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Coe hints at global version of Europe's Golden League Mar 1, 2009
Europe's Golden League could be about to go global, according to senior International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) official Sebastian Coe. "No change is not an option," Coe told the Observer newspaper Sunday. (International Herald Tribune)
British athletes aided by new funding program Feb 26, 2009
"This is fantastic news and another important landmark for the project," organizing committee chairman Sebastian Coe said. "The Olympic Park will be the heartbeat of the Games in 2012, home to world class sport and a vibrant center of the celebrations.". (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Coe joins Englands World Cup bid campaign Feb 19, 2009
LONDON: Sebastian Coe (pic), the driving force be-hind Lon-don s successful bid for the 2012 Olym-pics, will add his weight to England s cam-paign to host the 2018 or 2022 soccer World Cup, the Football Association (FA) said yesterday. Coe has accepted an invitation to become a non-executive board member of the World Cup bidding company. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Coe joins England's 2018 World Cup bid team Feb 18, 2009
LONDON (AP) London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe has been appointed as a non executive board member of England's bid team for the right to host the 2018 World Cup. Coe led the team which successfully won the right to stage the 2012 Olympics in London and has been granted a leave of absence from his role as chairman of FIFA's ethics committee to avoid any conflict of interest. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
