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Lord Coe elected IAAF president in narrow victory

File photo dated 06-02-2014 of Lord Sebastian Coe Credit: PA

Sebastian Coe has been elected as president of the International Association of Athletics Federations.

Former British Olympic 1500m Champion Lord Coe beat Ukrainian pole vaulting legend Sergey Bubka by 115 votes to 92 in a ballot of IAAF congress members.