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Britain's Coe elected IAAF vice-president
(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-08-22 17:16
OSAKA, Japan - London's 2012 Olympic chief Sebastian Coe was elected
vice-president of the International Association of Athletics Federations
(IAAF) on Wednesday.
Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London Organizing Committee for the
Olympic Games (LOCOG), pauses during a news conference in London, in this
April 21, 2006 file photo. Coe, a two-time 1,500-meter Olympic gold
medalist, is now overseeing the 2012 London Games and his success will
also be measured by the number of medals Britain wins. [Reuters]?
The twice Olympic 1,500 metres champion was voted in at a meeting of the
IAAF congress ahead of the world championships in Osaka starting this
weekend.
Ukraine's Sergey Bubka, American Robert Hersh and Dahlan Al-Hamad of
Qatar will also serve four-year terms as vice-presidents.
Meanwhile, Lamine Diack was voted into a final four-year term as IAAF
president.
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