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Coe says he has been “in training for most of his life” for the Olympic movement’s top job, but refuses to be a “vanilla” candidate and strongly believes the IOC is in need of a major reset. That includes ensuring athletes are fairly remunerated ...

Seb Coe also promises he will introduce “clear-cut” policy to protect female sport if elected president of IOC.

Sebastian Coe has announced his candidacy for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee. As World Athletics President, Coe aims to modernize the IOC, focusing on clear policies for women's sport and youth engagement.

Setting out his platform for the most powerful role in global sport, Lord Coe has promised to protect the women’s category by changing the International Olympic Committee’s emphasis from human rights to the basic rules of biology.

The World Athletics (WA) president, one of seven people bidding to replace Thomas Bach in what would be the culmination of an extraordinarily successful sporting career, said the IOC needed clear-cut policies to protect women's sports to avoid scandals such as the one in boxing at this year's Paris Games.

Sebastian Coe "soft-launched" his bid to become the next president of the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday, saying it was a role he feels he has been building towards his whole life and that the organisation is ready for change.