Lord Sebastian Coe open to moving summer sports to winter Olympics
World Athletics president Lord Coe has said he would be willing to move some indoor sports from the Summer to the Winter Olympics if he becomes the new president of the International Olympic Committee.
Britain’s two-time Olympic 1500m champion reveals his results declaration, external campaign Thursday morning with six other candidates Successor Thomas Bach next year.
“Innovation is vital and we have to be open to new ideas,” he told BBC Sport.
Coe has vowed to restructure the International Olympic Committee, claiming “too much power is in the hands of too few people”.
Describing the election as “a dance that I cannot sit back and watch,” Coe said: “The question I ask myself as a member is – ‘What do I and the other members have to say about this?'”
“The reality is, it’s not enough. I’m not sure we’re making the most of the great talent around me. The IOC is not a broken organization, but it can get better and it needs to change.”
In his proposal, Coe reiterated previous commitments to promote youth sports, introducing “clear, science-based policies” Protect women category and hear the voices of athletes in the ongoing debate over gender eligibility rules in sports.
He added: “To sustain the Games, we have to grow – not just financially, but also in terms of impact and relevance. Commercial partners and broadcasters alike want to modernize.”
Speaking at Stratford Olympic Park, London 2012 organizing committee chairman Coe added: “Climate change will fundamentally make it necessary for us to think about the global calendar, where we hold events and the time of year. We Take our campaign.
“Some have even suggested that we consider a balance between the Winter and Summer Olympics.
“There are venues that have some sports that are played indoors. In theory, you could bring them to another time of year, maybe the Winter Olympics.
“So these are things that I encourage debate because only when we debate can we let go of things that may not work.
“Only working with winter sports and all these organizations. We have associations of national Olympic committees. We have summer federation representatives, some of which have to be collaborative. But I think we should always be open to new ideas.”
Last year the International Olympic Committee said research showed Only 10 countries will be able to host snow sports by 2040 Due to the effects of climate change and accepting the “needs of adapting to the Winter Olympics”.
There are currently four indoor events in the Winter Olympics: speed skating, figure skating, curling and ice hockey.
World Athletics’ move is controversial Introducing bonuses Serving the Paris 2024 Olympic gold medalists under Coe’s leadership.
“A lot of the things I did in World Athletics sparked a debate,” he said.
“It’s not something I shy away from. In a world that changes every five minutes, we have to be very open to analyzes that don’t always fit the way we see the world. We should embrace that.”
Coe has vowed to avoid a repeat of this summer’s Olympic boxing controversy, when two athletes, Iman Khalif and Lin Yuting, were disqualified from last year’s world championships for allegedly not meeting gender eligibility criteria, but were allowed to compete by the International Olympic Committee Later won the gold medal. Both insist they are women.
“For the women’s category, it’s non-negotiable (to include it in the manifesto),” Coe said.
“Without a clear policy you end up like this in Paris. I’m relieved that this can’t happen in athletics.”
Under Coe’s leadership, World Athletics Transgender women banned from competing in women’s division of international competitions The competition rules for contestants with differences in sexual development (DSD) have been strengthened.
