Legend Coe’s dream comes true

SEBASTIEN COE was in a unique position to chair the London 2012 bid — it was a wonder that the authorities took so long to realise it.

An Olympic great and a politician, and to boot a senior figure in the governance of world athletics, the man who was once simply 'Seb' also had the capital close to his heart.

Coe may have been raised in Sheffield, but his athletics club was Haringey, and his post-track career had led to Westminster.