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Lord Coe backs Keely Hodgkinson and Zharnel Hughes for World Championship glory

Hodgkinson has tasted just one defeat over 800m so far in 2023, while Hughes broke 30-year-old British 100m and 200m records in the space of a month.

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023

Trans athletes ruling: ‘return to sanity’ or unleashing ‘forces of hate’?

“It was a victory few had expected,” said Janice Turner in The Times. When Lord Coe, the president of World Athletics, unveiled the organisation’s response to the issue of transgender women taking part in elite female events, it seemed likely that it would be a mere tweak to current rules…

The Week · Mar 30, 2023

World Athletics bans transgender athletes from competing in female events

The organisation also confirmed Russian and Belarusian athletes remain banned for the foreseeable future.

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023

Lord Coe details ‘important questions’ in possible run to become International Olympic Committee president

Coe has been World Athletics president since 2015

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023

‘Grounded’ Keely Hodgkinson can dominate the 800 metres, says Lord Coe

The 20-year-old will be eyeing a world title in the summer

The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2022

Lord Coe backs UK Athletics board to solve money woes after £1.8m loss

Mounting outgoings of £19.6million have contributed to the post-tax losses

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

Lord Coe wants world records from ‘different era’ to be broken by current stars

Shericka Jackson’s 21.45 seconds in the 200m made her the fastest woman alive and it is bettered only by Florence Griffiths-Joyner’s 21.34 from 1988.

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2022

Sport-by-sport look at governing bodies’ stances on transgender issue

FINA’s position means Lia Thomas is unable to compete in the women’s category with immediate effect.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 21, 2022

From swimming to cycling, where different sports stand on transgender athletes

Here we sum up the current stances of various international and national governing bodies

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022

Lord Coe hints athletics could follow swimming in banning transgender women

World Athletics could follow swimming in changing its rules.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 21, 2022