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Coe will be 'tough' on athletes seeking nationality switch

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World Athletics President Sebastian Coe speaks to the media ahead of the Gaborone 26 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone on May 1, 2026. (AFP)

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said he will remain "tough" on the issue of athletes switching nationality after his federation blocked a bid by top Jamaicans and Kenyans to move to Turkey.

The 2024 Olympic men's discus champion Roje Stona from Jamaica, and a quintet of Kenyans including former women's marathon world record-holder Brigid Kosgei, were among the 11 targeted by lucrative offers from Turkey.

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