St. Matthew and the Angel Painting by Caravaggio

Apart from being an ace middle distance runner, Sebastian Coe won undying fame by partaking in Moscow Olympics in 1980 despite the US boycott with other countries for political reasons. His participation was a befitting reply to those who tried to play politics in sports.

Newbold Sebastian Coe was born on September 29, 1956 at London. He was trained by his hard taskmaster father Peter Coe. Sebastian became a champion long and middle distance runner and was counted as the world’s best in his time. He established many world records to his credit. His races with his own compatriot Steve Ovett were eagerly looked forward to. Steve Ovett-Sebastian Coe and Mary Decker-Zola Budd(women) were the most talked about names in the track events during the eighties.