Before there was Josh Kerr versus Jakob Ingebrigtsen, there was Steve Ovett versus Sebastian Coe. One of the greatest rivalries in the history of middle distance running, Coe against Ovett was a ...

Mohammed Afsal's journey from disappointment to breaking the National record in the 800m race, aiming for more success.

Lord Sebastian Newbold Coe is the only two-time winner of the ... It was at the height of Coe’s rivalry with Steve Ovett, a record-shattering competition that would make the two British middle ...

News about Sebastian Coe. Commentary and archival information about Sebastian Coe from The New York Times.

could quite feasibly claim to have surpassed even the golden era of Sebastian Coe, Steve Cram and Steve Ovett. Most of the records have already gone to the new generation, with even the 1min 41 ...

Jake Wightman reckons the fun-fuelled end to his whirlwind season can catapult him on the same trajectory as middle distance legends Seb Coe and Steve Ovett. The world 1500m champion rounded off a ...

TWO-TIME Olympic champion Sebastian Coe has joined forces with ... It was broken a year later by Brighton man Steve Ovett, which sparked one of the most iconic British sporting rivalries.

FILE - IAAF President Sebastian Coe attends a press conference ahead of the Doha IAAF Diamond League in Doha, Qatar, May 2, 2019. Olympic great Sebastian Coe said Monday March 14, 2022 ...

SEBASTIAN COE and Steve Ovett, two of England’s top runners, each won his 1,500-meter semifinal heat to set up their first meeting on a British track in Birmingham. The two are competing in the ...

Naturally, given the distance and the two being male athletes, thoughts flip to the days of Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe, alongside the achievements of Steve Cram. "Domestic competition ...

The rivalry between Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett dominated British athletics 40 years ago. Coe was university-educated, media-friendly and urbane, Ovett was introverted and did not like talking ...