They did not quite carry the kudos of his showdowns with Steve Ovett, but Seb Coe’s 3000m indoor head-to-heads with Dave Lewis in 1986 still packed a punch
What are your memories of Seb Coe's career? As the two-time Olympic champion and now IAAF president turns 60, former AW editor Mel Watman and statistician Stan Greenberg share theirs
As the British middle-distance great graces the Athletics Weekly cover on his 60th birthday, we take a jog down memory lane to look at some other Seb Coe covers from the past five decades
From drunken drumming on stage next to Saïd Aouita to answering press conference questions from a songwriting great, the Jarrow Arrow looks back on a golden season 40 years ago
After a memorable year and a brilliant World Champs in Budapest, the World Athletics president outlines his vision for his final period at the global governing body and warns it could be a rocky ride
Further documentation has been released as part of a parliamentary doping inquiry, casting fresh light on what the IAAF president knew about Russian corruption allegations and when he might have known about them
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