Sport is a universal language, building more bridges between people than anything else I can think of.
Sebastian Coe
I do genuinely believe that young people who play sport at a competitive level, sensibly controlled, sensibly organised, that has to be a good thing.... →
Since the break-up of the 1990s, Russia has not had winter sports facilities. All the winter sport venues were effectively located in countries that... →
The London Games will be designed for the athletes and we will provide them with the very best venues and the very best conditions to pursue their... →
Everybody recognises that giving young people competitive outlet through sport is a very good thing.
I know many people who are actually queasy about the idea that their kids may harbour sporting ambitions.
Quite simply the Games are the biggest opportunity sport in this country has ever had. It is one that we must not squander.
In all Games, there is always a tendency, particularly in the lead up to the Games when there isn't much sport to talk about, to write about... →
My overwhelming concern will always be the well-being of the athletes. In Olympic sport, it is rare for competitors not to devote half their young... →
There's a difference between hurting when you lose and being a bad loser. You don't compete at the highest level of sport to feel comfortable... →