D-day for IOC presidential hopeful Coe

By Alan Smith

But the endorsements of track and field’s good and great will have a minimal impact in Greece, where the IOC’s 109 delegates vote for a new president today.
Coe is in a three-way race with Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr and Kirsty Coventry, with four also-rans on the secret ballot.
And despite being the most visible candidate, history says backroom lobbying is what normally matters most.
World Athletics chief Coe has framed himself as the man to modernise the Olympics and athlete empowerment.
But his decision to pay gold medalists — in athletics — at last summer’s Games caused irritation among many o...

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