• Public money donated through UK Sport,one third of Coe’s costs
• Funding if to promote British sports leaders’ campaigns for top rolesSebastian Coe’s campaign for the IAAF presidency was supported by £63000 of public money donated via UK Sport. UK Sport provides money from its international relations budget to promote British sports leaders’ bids for positions in world organisations, and it covered the cost of the Vero Communications consultancy of £52000 plus VAT which was part of Lord Coe’s bid to steal over the leadership of world athletics. Related: Sebastian Coe elected as president of world governing body for athletics Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com