Coe

British

/ kəʊ /

noun

Sebastian , Baron. born 1956, English middle-distance runner, Conservative politician, and sports administrator: winner of the 1500 metres in the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games; held records at 800m, 1000m, 1500m, and a mile: member of parliament (1992–97), chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games of 2012

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Zermeño was driving to get dinner near his home earlier this week and noticed a wall he thought would be perfect for his Liu-inspired project outside the Coe’s Glass & Mirror building at 15532 Crenshaw Blvd.

From Los Angeles Times

World Athletics president Lord Coe told the Sunday Times he believes Hodgkinson will achieve the feat this year.

From BBC

As Alexis Coe put it in her recent biography, “We haven’t been taught to think critically about Washington.”

From Slate

Mountain guide David Fowler, 39, and climbers Graham Cox, 60, and Hazel Crombie, 64 - died in a fall on Aonach Eagach, Glen Coe, in August 2023.

From BBC

World Athletics president Lord Coe has long advocated for cross country's inclusion in the Winter Olympics, and has suggested there is a "good chance" it could be added for the 2030 Games, despite opposition from some existing winter sports.

From BBC

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