Lord Coe to face select committee next month over doping scandal

Lord Coe will appear before MPs on December 2 to answer questions on the handling of athletics’ doping scandal and his links with sportswear firm Nike.

Coe, president of world athletics body the IAAF, is to give evidence to the culture, media and sport select committee and the date has now been confirmed.

Committee member Damian Collins has previously said he will ask Coe about his Nike ambassadorship and believes he should sever links with the company due to possible conflicts of interest.

Coe will also be quizzed about the IAAF’s response to doping allegations, including the former Olympic 1500 metres champion’s remark in August that investigations into suspicious blood results amounted to “a declaration of war on our sport”.

He has since insisted he was only referring to stories which had tainted the reputation of clean athletes.