President Thomas Bach, who has been more lenient with Russia, likely prefers another candidate to Coe heading toward the Los Angeles games in 2028 ...

Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry succeeds Thomas Bach as International Olympic Committee president; the 41-year-old becomes the ...

The IOC president, Thomas Bach ... As Coventry walked up to the stage to accept the presidency, she embraced her beaten ...

The IOC held a men-only membership until 1981 ... she embraced her beaten rivals. Among them was Sebastian Coe, who finished in a distant third place. Coe felt this role was his destiny, the ...

British Olympic hero Sebastian Coe was trounced in his bid to become president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Lord Coe was beaten to the presidency by Zimbabwean former swimmer Kirsty Coventry in a battle for the most powerful post in sport ...

The biggest name in the field and one of the favourites, Sebastian Coe headed into the IOC presidential race exuding confidence, yet the Briton suffered a heavy defeat as Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry ...

It was, with hindsight, not a “keep Seb Coe out” but a “get Kirsty Coventry in” campaign that determined the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidential election outcome. I was as guilty as ...

There is no way of sugaring the pill: eight first-round votes for Sebastian Coe, out of a possible 97, is a humiliating result for a serial winner. And a sure sign that the cosy IOC coterie have ...

Sebastian Coe’s bid to become president of the International Olympic ... a role he had been “training for for the best part of his life”, but a majority of IOC members instead gave their backing to ...

Sebastian Coe will discover on Thursday whether his plans ... says he has been “training for the best part of his life” for the IOC’s top job. Juan Antonio Samaranch – whose late father ...