FILE PHOTO: World Athletics President Sebastian Coe wearing a protective face mask speaks to media as he inspects the National Stadium, the main stadium of Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan October 8, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato/Pool
(Reuters) - World Athletics president Sebastian Coe believes steps to curb research and development of shoes would only "suffocate innovation", as elite athletes increasingly shatter world records wearing high-tech footwear.
A debate over runners' shoes has been raging since high-tech shoes developed by Nike played a starring role in two of the biggest distance-running achievements of 2019.
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