Sebastian Coe: I want to lead athletics into a new era

IAAF President candidate and sport legend: "I want people to fall in love again with athletics."

By Sebastian Coe, The Telegraph

Last week I announced my candidature for the presidency of the International Association of Athletics Federations, and on Wednesday morning I will unveil the...

Sebastian Coe: next IAAF President?

Mile legend and two-time Olympic 1500m champion: "Throughout all my sporting roles I have always put the interest of athletics first and been independent enough to do the right thing for our sport."

By Duncan Mackay, InsideTheGames.biz

Sebastian Coe has officially confirmed that he is to...

Bannister vs. Landy 1954 showdown, Coe’s 1984 gold medal defense still resonate

"Yes, Landy has a lead of three yards. It's 220 yards to go and I don't believe Bannister is going to be able to catch him..."

By Mike Rowbottom, InsideTheGames.biz

Significant anniversaries of two great foot races fall either side of this weekend - races won by two Britons who, through their...

Mile Moment of the Month: Steve Scott’s Dream Mile 1982

In thrilling race against top field, the legend again breaks his U.S. record in Oslo, Norway

By Bring Back the Mile

A Mile is four laps on the track that some have called the perfect distance and a four-act play. Oslo's Bislett Games Dream Mile in the 1980s was the pinnacle of this classic...

Athletics Weekly Readers Vote Sebastian Coe as the Leading Miler of All-Time

Sebastian Coe has been voted the greatest ever Supermiler by readers of Athletics Weekly.

By Jessica Whittington, Athletics Weekly

In a poll run to coincide with the 60th anniversary of Roger Bannister’s first ever sub-4 minute Mile on May 6, Sebastian Coe received an impressive 40% of the...

Cram’s Dream Mile

“Certainly the easiest record was the Mile. I remember crossing the line and feeling ‘woah’ and later that night I said to a few people that if I did 3:46 feeling like that then 3:44 was possible."

By Jason Henderson, Athletics Weekly

Of all Steve Cram’s record-breaking achievements, his one...

Who is the ultimate Supermiler?

As the 60th anniversary of the first sub-4 minute Mile approaches, tell us who you believe to be the leading Miler of all-time

From Athletics Weekly

Roger Bannister’s 3:59.4 Mile of almost 60 years ago is one of the most revered performances in athletics history.

Being the first man to run...

New Documentary Celebrates 60th Anniversary of Roger Bannister’s Four Minute Mile

KIMbia Athletics aims to crowdfund definitive account of historic race

By KIMbia Athletics

Sixty years have passed since “The Greatest Sporting Achievement of the 20th Century” as named by Sports Illustrated and Forbes – Sir Roger Bannister running the first Mile under 4 minutes. To celebrate...

Daniel Radcliffe to play Sebastian Coe in ‘Gold’

Actor to portray rival Steve Ovett not yet cast; movie shooting to begin April 2014

By Andreas Wiseman, ScreenDaily.com

Daniel Radcliffe is to play two-time Olympic 1500 meter gold medalist and former Mile world record holder Sebastian Coe in what will be one of the hottest projects to hit...

Sebastian Coe: What I’ve Learned

I hated losing; I retired when I knew I couldn’t run any faster.

From Esquire UK magazine

The one discussion that’s never been resolved in sports science is what is a stitch? You can speak to any number of physicians who won’t really give you a straight answer to that. All you know is when...