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Sebastian Coe has promised he will introduce a “clear-cut” policy to protect female sport if he is elected president of the International Olympic Committee. Coe says he has been “in training for most of his life” for the Olympic movement’s top ...

Sebastian Coe, the president of World Athletics, subtly signalled his ambitions for the top job at the International Olympic Committee

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

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.

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.

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.

The IOC needs to improve rules on transgender athletes to "protect female sport", says World Athletics president Lord Coe.

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.