Coe hints at global version of Golden League

Europe's Golden League could be about to go global, according to senior International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) official Sebastian Coe. "No change is not an option," Coe told the Observer newspaper yesterday. "The big attraction is...

Europe's Golden League could be about to go global, according to senior International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) official Sebastian Coe.

"No change is not an option," Coe told the Observer newspaper yesterday. "The big attraction is head-to-head challenges.

"If tennis can have Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal going up against each other several times a year, we need to have Usain Bolt running against (Jamaican sprint rival) Asafa Powell more than twice a year.

"We need a coherent narrative through the season," added Briton Coe, one of three IAAF vice-presidents.

The IAAF opened a two-day meeting in Monaco yesterday to determine the extent of the Golden League shake-up.

The sport's governing body has been seeking ways to expand the format, with IAAF president Lamine Diack keen to include events in China and the United States.

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