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 International Olympic Committee reaches its final hours.
Most experts believe that the seven-strong contest to be the next leader of global sport is on a knife‑edge, with Coe one of the “big three” alongside the Spaniard Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr, who is the favourite, and Kirsty Coventry, who would be the first female president of the IOC.
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