Inside the Olympic conclave: Coe bids to relive 2012 glory but mystery surrounds vote

At a Greek resort surrounded by 131 infinity pools, six waterslides and a golf course designed by Bernhard Langer, Sebastian Coe is taking aim at a fourth Olympic triumph – but his path to victory ...

The Guardian - Mar. 19

Kirsty Coventry named new IOC president as Coe denied in election vote – live

Former Zimbabwean swimmer wins vote in round one Inside the Olympic conclave | And feel free to mail Simon In addition to the seven candidates a total of eight IOC members will not be ...

The Guardian - Mar. 20

Coe feels ‘momentum’ but IOC presidential race remains on knife-edge

Vote on next IOC president to take place on Thursday Samaranch Jr, Coventry and Coe the leading contenders Sebastian Coe feels he has momentum as the race to become the next president of the ...

The Guardian - Mar. 19

Kirsty Coventry elected first female president of IOC as Coe routed in vote

Zimbabwean former swimmer won majority in first round Sebastian Coe is third; Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr second The Zimbabwean swimmer Kirsty Coventry has become the first woman to lead the ...

The Guardian - Mar. 20

Seb Coe humiliated as Kirsty Coventry becomes new Olympics president

Lord Coe suffered a crushing defeat in his bid to become president of the International Olympic Committee, with Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry routing her six rivals in the first round of voting to ...

Yahoo Sports - 6d

IOC presidential election LIVE: Ex-swimmer Kirsty Coventry beats Seb Coe as historic results revealed

Lord Coe was beaten to the presidency by Zimbabwean former swimmer Kirsty Coventry in a battle for the most powerful post in sport

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20

Olympic candidate Coe backs athletes calling for climate issues to be a priority in global sports

“If I’m successful next week that is very high in my in-tray,” Coe told reporters in an online call ahead of the vote in Greece next Thursday, where he is one of seven candidates to succeed IOC ...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14

Coe targets Musk and Zuckerberg talks over ‘pond life’ abuse of female athletes

IOC presidency candidate wants discussions if elected ‘It is vital that women feel that sport is a safe space’ Sebastian Coe will demand urgent talks with Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg to stop ...

The Guardian - Mar. 8

Chain-of-experts (CoE): A lower-cost LLM framework that increases efficiency and accuracy

Chain-of-experts chains LLM experts in a sequence, outperforming mixture-of-experts (MoE) with lower memory and compute costs.

VentureBeat - Mar. 10

‘Seb is a leader’: Farah, Bolt and Grey-Thompson back Coe for IOC president

Vote to succeed Thomas Bach is on Thursday Samaranch and Coventry seen as main rivals Some of the biggest names of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics have thrown their weight behind ...

The Guardian - Mar. 18

Lord Coe must become IOC chief – his rivals are fatally compromised

If you were looking to avoid uncomfortable scrutiny, you could hardly choose a better location than Costa Navarino, this clifftop nirvana in the south-west Peloponnese. With its sprawling villas ...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20

Coventry elected first female IOC president as Coe beaten

Zimbabwe's sports minister Kirsty Coventry is elected as the new IOC president, becoming the first woman and first African to hold the role.

BBC News - Mar. 20

Zimbabwe sports minister elected first female Olympics president

Kirsty Coventry defeats Sebastian Coe and Juan Antonio Samaranch in secret ballot

Financial Times - Mar. 20

Catholic Church sex abuse survivors launch database vetting cardinals' records

A network of survivors of Catholic clergy sex abuse has announced a database of cardinals' records on how they have handled such cases in a bid to influence the next papal conclave

ABC News - 2d

World Athletics mandates cheek swabs to ‘doggedly protect female category’

Coe seeks to ensure ‘integrity of female women’s sport’ Aim is to be ready for September world championships Sebastian Coe has vowed to “doggedly protect the female category and do whatever it ...

The Guardian - 2d

All female athletes to have cheek swab gender tests, reveals Lord Coe

World Athletics will introduce cheek swab sex tests to determine if an athlete is biologically female and eligible to compete in their elite women’s category.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Olympic contest to pick IOC president is quirky and controlled by tight campaign and voting rules

The IOC is the undisputed champion of running the most tightly managed sports election, one compared by veteran Olympic watchers to a conclave to pick a pope. The voters themselves will get ...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17

Heavyweight trio eye history in race to succeed Olympics chief Bach

The race to succeed Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee reaches a climax on Thursday with Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior, Sebastian Coe and Kirsty Coventry believed to be ...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 19

Female track & field athletes face genetic testing

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe announced Tuesday that female track and field athletes will undergo random genetic testing in order to maintain "the integrity of the game."

ESPN - 2d

Heavyweight seven eye finish line in race to succeed Olympics chief Bach

The race to succeed Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee is nearing the finish with Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior, Sebastian Coe and Kirsty Coventry widely seen to be ...