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Coe finally to become IOC member in July
From left: Prince Albert II of Monaco, Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt, Ethiopian athlete Almaz Ayana and IAAF President Sebastian Coe pose after Ayana and Bolt were awarded best female and male athlete of the year 2016 in Monaco on December 02, 2016 during the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) gala. PHOTO | VALERY HACHE | AFP
What you need to know:
- "The necessary documentation will be provided to the IOC Ethics Commission by the first of July.
- "The EB (Executive Board) has full confidence in our friend Seb Coe. They have decided to put the candidature forward subject to the delivery of such documentation with which the concerns of the Ethics Commission would be gone."
LAUSANNE
The head of World Athletics, Sebastian Coe, will finally become a member of the International Olympic Committee in July after being turned down several times, its president Thomas Bach said Wednesday.
