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Coe open to summer indoor sports in Winter Olympics

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Lord Coe open to moving summer sports to winter games

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World Athletics chief Lord Coe says he would be open to the possibility of moving some indoor sports from the summer Olympics to the winter Games if he becomes the new president of the International Olympic Committee.

Britain's two-time Olympic 1500m champion published his manifesto, external on Thursday morning alongside those of the other six candidates in the running to succeed Thomas Bach next year.

"Innovation is critical, we have to be open to new ideas," he told BBC Sport.

Coe has vowed to shake up the IOC, claiming "too much power is in the hands of too few people".

Describing the election as "the dance I just couldn't sit out", Coe said: "The question I ask myself as a member is - 'what input do I and other have"Graphic image of, from left to right, Alex Albon, George Russell, Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris, Fernando Alonso and Oliver Bearman. It is on a blue background with 'Fan Q&A' below the drivers " loading="lazy" src="https://image.staticox.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fichef.bbci.co.uk%2Face%2Fstandard%2F480%2Fsprodpb%2F7ff9%2Flive%2Fd42302e0-34b3-11f0-8519-3b5a01ebe413.jpg" width="385" height="216" class="ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950"/>