Sebastian Coe is a two time silver medalist at the 800 meter distance and two time gold medalist at the 1,500 meter distance. For most of the past eight years, Sebastian Coe was the spokesperson and leader of the 2012 London Olympics. That the event was a resounding success should not have been a surprise. Coe is single minded when he needs to be, and he truly loves the sport.
In his final address to the IOC on London 2012, Sebastian Coe offered some advice to the incoming IOC president: prioritize youth, those under 30, and get them involved in the Olympic brand, in general and the world of sports, in particular.
Sebastian Coe hit the proverbial nail on the head. The Olympic movement will either thrive, or falter on the support of youth.
Seb Coe, at the 2012 IAAF Gala, photo by PhotoRun.net
Coe urges new IOC President to prioritise youth after delivering final London 2012 report
Sunday, 08 September 2013
By David Owen at The Hilton in Buenos Aires
September 8 – Sebastian Coe urged the new International Olympic Committee (IOC) President to reach out to young people, as he won a standing ovation for London 2012’s final report to IOC members here today.
In conversation after his speech, Coe, the British Olympic Association chairman, said that Jacques Rogge’s successor as IOC President “just has to figure out how we connect with young people”.
Young people under 30, he argued, were deeply suspicious of institutions the older generation took for granted.
This presented sport with an opportunity to “fill the void”.
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Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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