World Athletics' decision to start offering prize money to Olympic champions should not be seen as a template for all other sports, the body's chief Sebastian Coe, who runs for president of the International Olympic Committee,

The impact of climate change on the global sports calendar will be a priority issue for Sebastian Coe if he wins the IOC's presidential election, the former runner said Friday “If I’m successful next week that is very high in my in-tray,

More than 400 Olympic athletes have urged the next president of the International Olympic Committee to prioritise tackling climate change, describing it as a “current and growing harm to the sports we love”.

As the race for the next International Olympic Committee president heats up, climate change and sustainability have emerged as defining issues.

Just days before the International Olympic Committee (IOC) elects a new president in Greece more than 400 athletes on Friday called on the future leader of the body to strengthen its action for the environment.