LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters) – London 2012 Olympic and
Paralympic Games chairman Sebastian Coe will stand in the next
election to lead the British Olympic Association (BOA), the BBC
reported on Monday.
Current BOA head Colin Moynihan announced after the Olympic
Games in August that he would stand down from his post later
this year, with a vote for the new chairman likely in November.
Coe, twice Olympic 1,500 metres gold medallist, said he
would be interested in the role on Monday following a parade
through England’s capital to laud the efforts of the British
Olympians and Paralympians.
“I am happy for my name go to forward,” Coe told reporters.
Coe was appointed by Prime Minister David Cameron as Olympic
legacy ambassador following the closure of the July 27-Aug. 12
Olympic Games and is a former Conservative member of Parliament.
