Britain's Sebastian Coe newly elected as IAAF president

English.news.cn 2015-08-19 16:43:52

(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-NEW IAAF PRESIDNET

Newly elected President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Britain's Sebastian Coe reacts during a press conference in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 19, 2015. Sebastian Coe was elected as the president of IAAF after a ballot beating his colleague, Ukraine's Sergey Bubka by 115 to 92 on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Wen)

BEIJING, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Britain's Sebastian Coe was elected as new IAAF president at the 50th IAAF Congress here on Wednesday.

Coe, a former Conservative Party lawmaker and a member of the House of Lords, a two-time Olympic 1,500-meter champion and chief organizer of the 2012 London Olympics, beat Ukrainian pole vault great Sergei Bubka and won the vote 115-92 in the IAAF election held on the eve of the world championships in Beijing.Full Story

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[Editor: Hou Qiang]

Britain's Sebastian Coe newly elected as IAAF president

English.news.cn | 2015-08-19 16:43:52 | Editor: Hou Qiang

(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-NEW IAAF PRESIDNET

BEIJING, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Britain's Sebastian Coe was elected as new IAAF president at the 50th IAAF Congress here on Wednesday.

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