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UK Athletics and man charged over death of Paralympic athlete during training

UAE athlete Abdullah Hayayei was killed when he was hit by a metal pole during training in east London in 2017.

Evening Standard

Athletics the biggest loser in funding cut of nearly £1.75m for LA 2028 Olympics

Team GB’s track and field stars won 10 medals at Paris 2024 but athletics is one of only two sports to have funding reduced by UK Sport

The Guardian - UK

Keely Hodgkinson leads plan to establish the ‘Silverstone’ of athletics and transform sport

UK Athletics registered a significant loss in its latest financial results, yet Hodgkinson and increased exposure from the Paris Olympics has sparked a revival

The Independent UK

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Eilish McColgan left off UK Athletics World Class Programme list

The 33-year-old has targeted the women’s marathon at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.

The Independent UK

Former UK Athletics coach Rana Reider alleged to have raped teenager in US

A historical allegation has been made that top athletics coach Rana Reider raped an 18-year-old athlete during a training camp in Florida

The Guardian - UK

Who is Phoebe Gill? The 17-year-old British runner tipped to take Olympics by storm: ‘She’s the real deal’

Gill is set to usurp Keely Hodgkinson as Team GB’s latest athletics prodigy

The Independent UK

UK Athletics defends ‘difficult’ decision to pick sprinter CJ Ujah after drugs ban

UK Athletics has defended its “incredibly difficult” decision to pick CJ Ujah for Great Britain’s 4x100m relay squad for the first time since his drugs ban

The Guardian - UK

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UK Athletics set to shun Birmingham in favour of Manchester for Olympic trials

The British Olympic trials are expected to be staged in Manchester rather than Birmingham this summer, raising further questions about the legacy of the 2022 Commonwealth Games

The Guardian - UK

Crystal Palace National Sports Centre revival is the best possible answer for London athletics

The jewel in the crown of British athletics has been left to rack and ruin, but now there is hope on the horizon

Evening Standard

UK Athletics announce record financial losses as bosses bid to allay bankruptcy fears

Lack of broadcast and sponsorship money contribute to £3.7m deficit

Evening Standard

UK Athletics to announce record £3.7m loss months before Paris Olympics

UK Athletics will announce record losses of £3.7m after failing to secure a title sponsor or television deal in the buildup to the Paris Olympics

The Guardian - UK

Ultra-marathon runner who used car during 50-mile race banned for one year

Joasia Zakrzewski said she was just completing the race 'non-competitively'

Evening Standard

Ultra-marathon runner banned for 12 months after using car in 50-mile race

Joasia Zakrzewski was found to have travelled a 2.5-mile stretch of the race in a friend’s car before accepting the third-place trophy at the finish line

The Independent UK

Leading ultra-marathon runner banned for using car in 50-mile race

A leading British ultra-marathon runner has been banned for 12 months by a UK Athletics’ disciplinary panel for using a car during a 50-mile race

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Crisis-hit UK Athletics reeling as third senior coach leaves in a month

The resignation of Scott Simpson has stunned insiders given he was seen as the frontrunner to be performance director at UK Athletics after the Paris Olympics

The Independent UK

On This Day in 2012: UK Athletics appoints Peter Eriksson as Olympic head coach

Eriksson swapped his role as UKA’s Paralympic head coach to succeed the outgoing Charles van Commenee.

The Independent UK

Paula Dunn named interim head coach of UK Athletics after Stephen Maguire exit

UKA announced on Tuesday that Maguire was leaving his role, less than two months after guiding the team to a highly successful World Championships.

Evening Standard

UK Athletics: Paula Dunn named interim head coach after shock Stephen Maguire exit

Stephen Maguire oversaw a record-equalling 10-medal haul at the World Championships in August but left UKA his role on Tuesday

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The Guardian - UK

UK Athletics chief blindsided by shock sacking nine months before Paris 2024

The shock firing of Stephen Maguire as UK Athletics chief came about following months of simmering tensions and rows over budgets before next year’s Paris Olympics

Evening Standard

Stephen Maguire: UK Athletics technical director leaves with immediate effect 10 months out for Paris Olympics

UKA are left looking for a new technical director less than a year before the 2024 Games

Evening Standard

Team GB must maintain positive Budapest vibes into Paris Olympics

As the dust settled here on Britain equalling its best-ever medal haul of 10 at a World Championships, UK Athletics technical director Stephen Maguire spoke of a need for athletes to step up to another level at the Paris Olympics in a year's time.

The Guardian - UK

Team GB has ‘feelgood factor’ back but Paris will be step up, says athletics chief

Britain has rediscovered the feelgood factor but the Paris Olympics will be ‘another level’, UK Athletics’ technical director has warned

The Guardian - UK

Britain equals best medal haul at worlds with Hodgkinson taking 800m silver

GB end up with 10 world championship medals, equalling their tally in 1993, after the men’s and women’s 4x400m relay teams earned bronze medals

The Guardian - UK

Prescod accuses UK Athletics of ‘emotional blackmail’ over relay withdrawal

Reece Prescod has accused UK Athletics of ‘emotional blackmail’ in an explosive interview during which he defended his sudden decision to pull out of Britain’s 4x100m relay team

The Independent UK

Reece Prescod accuses UK Athletics of ‘emotional blackmail’ after relay withdrawal

The 27-year-old opted not to be part of the relay squad for the World Championships

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