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Olympics: Athletics handed shock funding cut by UK Sport for LA 2028 cycle

Athletics sees funding reduced by approximately eight per cent in build-up to Los Angeles Games despite Paris medal success

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

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UK Athletics turns down Grand Slam Track involvement over financial concerns

The chief executive of UK Athletics says involvement in Michael Johnson’s new competition is too great of a financial risk

The Guardian - 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

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

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

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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

The Guardian - UK

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 Guardian - 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.

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

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

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The Guardian - UK

Darren Campbell no longer with GB on eve of World Athletics Championships

Britain’s preparations for the World Athletics Championships are facing more turbulence with Darren Campbell, the head of sprints and relays, no longer with the team

The Guardian - UK

Daryll Neita takes centre stage to storm to 200m win at UK championships

Daryll Neita lit up the UK Athletics Championships with a dazzling victory in the women’s 200m, while Zharnel Hughes completed the men’s sprint double

The Guardian - UK

UK Athletics handed £150,000 in lottery cash to stage London Diamond League

UK Athletics has been given a financial boost from UK Sport after fears that hosting the event would lead to it losing £500,000

Daily Mirror

Jack Buckner calms fears UK Athletics could go bankrupt - and says Olympic funding is ring-fenced

“It’s a bit like a hard season, you’ve got to work your way through it. We’re going to be okay. I’m optimistic I’ll be in front of you for a few years yet. But I’m not jumping around”

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Daily Mirror

Chris Thompson says track and field must learn from 'Glastonbury' of athletics

All roads lead to Highgate for Night of 10,000m PBs and UKA boss Jack Buckner admits: "It would be great to see more innovation like this across the sport"

The Guardian - UK

London Marathon in talks to help save cash-strapped UK Athletics

Event director Hugh Brasher said: ‘We have a responsibility to the sport’ as the governing body is embroiled in a financial crisis, having lost £1.8m last year

The Independent UK

UK Athletics bans transgender athletes from female competition

UKA confirmed on Friday it had received the required assurances from relevant bodies that the sporting exemption in the Equality Act 2010 applies to the Gender Recognition Act 2004

The Independent UK

Laura Muir and Jemma Reekie split from coach five months before World Championships

Both athletes returned to the UK from South Africa to train at Loughborough following an apparent falling out with Young.

Evening Standard

Laura Muir and Jemma Reekie split from coach Andy Young after South Africa training row

Laura Muir and Jemma Reekie have parted company with coach Andy Young following a row while on a high-altitude training camp in South Africa.

The Independent UK

UK Athletics ready to focus efforts on ‘big hitters’ in bid for Olympic success

Team GB failed to win a track and field gold medal at the last Olympics in Tokyo.

The Independent UK

UK Athletics chief admits concern about finances gives him sleepless nights

The governing body’s accounts showed a loss of £1.8million

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