‘Seb is a leader’: Farah, Bolt and Grey-Thompson back Coe for IOC president
Vote to succeed Thomas Bach is on ThursdaySamaranch and Coventry seen as main rivalsSome of the biggest names of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics have thrown their weight behind Sebastian Coe to become the next IOC president. Before the vote in Greece on Thursday, Mo Farah, who won 5,000m and 10,000m gold in London, and Usain Bolt, who took the 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m relay titles, praised Lord Coe’s leadership and backed him for the job.They have been joined by Paralympians Tanni Grey-Thompson and Ade Adepitan, who commentated on Channel 4 in 2012, who said Coe’s vision for the Paralympics had been transformational and praised his consensual and gamechanging approach. Continue reading...
- Vote to succeed Thomas Bach is on Thursday
- Samaranch and Coventry seen as main rivals
Some of the biggest names of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics have thrown their weight behind Sebastian Coe to become the next IOC president. Before the vote in Greece on Thursday, Mo Farah, who won 5,000m and 10,000m gold in London, and Usain Bolt, who took the 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m relay titles, praised Lord Coe’s leadership and backed him for the job.
They have been joined by Paralympians Tanni Grey-Thompson and Ade Adepitan, who commentated on Channel 4 in 2012, who said Coe’s vision for the Paralympics had been transformational and praised his consensual and gamechanging approach. Continue reading...
