Mick Hartley

Yes, Seb Coe will alomost certainly go for the position of IOC president after Thomas Bach steps down next year, and yes, he'll take steps to protect women's sport. Oliver Brown in the Telegraph:

Sebastian Coe has given his strongest indication yet that he intends on running to become the next president of the International Olympic Committee after vowing to protect women’s sport for as long as possible after the boxing eligibility controversy of the Paris Games.

Outgoing president Thomas Bach, widely derided for his handling of the boxing scandal that has plagued these Olympics, opened the door for Lord Coe to run when he conceded he was “no longer the best captain” to lead.

Bach, 70, had been expected to change the Olympic Charter to enable himself to continue governing beyond the IOC’s maximum 12-year term limit. But the German, buffeted by criticism over allowing two biologically male fighters to win Olympic gold medals in women’s boxing, made the surprise announcement he would step down next June, saying: “New times are calling for new leaders.”

Coe diverges from Bach in his protection of the female category in sport. Asked by Telegraph Sport for his views on the IOC’s stance, Coe, 67, said: “You have to have a clear policy. If you don’t, you get into difficult territory – and I think that’s what we’ve witnessed here. The reality is very simple: I have a responsibility to preserve the female category, and I will go on doing that until a successor decides otherwise or the science alters.”

Coe has a decent record of protecting women's sport as president of World Athletics.