Next Thursday at the Château de Vidy in Lausanne, Coe will get his one chance to address and impress the 108-member IOC electorate directly.
But Coe has form for delivering under acute pressure, both on the track and having led London’s successful bid for the 2012 Games, even though Paris and Madrid were initially seen as favourites.
| Sean Ingle Coe is a serial winner but faces stiff competition from all sides, as well as opposition from current president.
Inside the race for the biggest job in sport – can Sebastian Coe win the IOC presidency?
More than 40 years after Sebastian Coe powered to his second Olympic 1500m title, he is still running hungry.
