I will clean up athletics, vows Seb Coe

The pressure on Seb Coe is set to intensify with the IAAF president to be grilled by British politicians on his handling of athletics’ doping scandal and his links with sportswear giant Nike.

Coe is expected to appear before Britain’s culture, media and sport select committee before Christmas to answer questions on the crisis which has seen Russia implicated in “state-sponsored” doping and Coe’s predecessor arrested.

The 59-year-old Coe, who has taken some flak over the IAAF’s role in the scandal, will also be quizzed about continuing as a Nike brand ambassador. It has been raised as an area for possible conflicts of interest – if for example the company also sponsors drugs cheats.