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Athletics Must Remain Number One Olympic Sport, Says Sebastian Coe
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe: World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has said that he is very optimistic about the future of athletics and that the sport must maintain its position as the number one Olympic sport.
"There are only two truly global sports: one is football, and one is athletics. We must maintain our position as the number one Olympic sport," Coe said ahead of the Diamond League meeting in Zurich on Thursday night.
"I'm very optimistic about the future of the sport. I've never been more optimistic about the future of the sport. Whoever my successor is, they are inheriting a very much stronger sport than I inherited. I'm absolutely sure that the sport will continue to grow. I know it will remain the number one Olympic sport," said the president, who will turn 70 next month.
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