I’ve been in training for IOC role for the best part of my life – Sebastian Coe - Coe is one of seven candidates to succeed outgoing president Thomas Bach.

The election is set for the IOC Session in Greece from March 18 to 21. Candidates will not give presentations during the session. The new president will officially take office on June 23, Olympic Day, after a transitional period alongside Thomas Bach, who will step down after 12 years as IOC president.

Sebastian Coe set to continue IOC presidency bid with presentation to members - Coe’s pledges include the creation of a “clear-cut” policy to protect female sport.

Ever the diplomat, Sebastian Coe conceded it was seldom wise to pick a fight with the returning officer on the eve of an election. This time, though, he could hardly help himself. Worn down by the cloak-and-dagger audition ritual to succeed Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee,

World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe, a candidate for president of the International Olympic Committee, said on Thursday his decision to offer prize money to Paris 2024 Olympic champions of his sport should have been handled differently.

World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe, a candidate for the International Olympic Committee presidency, faces criticism for announcing prize money for Paris 2024 Olympic champions without prior consultation with the IOC or other federations.

Seven candidates vie for the role of International Olympic Committee president in a discreet election process. With each making exclusive presentations, no questions are allowed. Candidates include Olympic gold medalists and royalty,

Seven candidates to run for the most powerful post in world sport, with IOC members set to vote on the new president at their session in Greece on March 20; two of which are British with two-time Olympic gold medallist Sebastian Coe amongst the favourites,

Only a few people around the world know the name Thomas Bach and even fewer can rattle off those of the seven candidates out to replace him in March after 12 years as president of the International Olympic Committee.

Behind closed doors at the IOC seven candidates hoping to lead the Olympic body are making key pitches to an exclusive club of more than 100 voters.

The candidates for one of sport's top jobs are hardly famous names -- but great runner Seb Coe is the one exception in the race for the IOC Presidency.

Imagine winning two Olympic gold medals and still not considering it the crowning achievement of your life. That is how track and field legend Sebastian Coe, in Bermuda as the keynote speaker at the