UK stars such as Dina Asher-Smith risk being unseen and underfunded unless the governing body gets back on track
The best of times, the worst of times. In Dina Asher-Smith, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Jemma Reekie and Laura Muir, UK Athletics has four potential Olympic champions pounding loudly at the door. Yet its lucrative BBC TV contract worth more than £2m a year has ended, there are fears UKA may have to scrap its Diamond League meetings as a result and it is now staring at more red ink on its balance sheet than a miscreant pupil’s exercise book.
Life and death. Yet between the two, a sliver of hope.
Written by Sean Ingle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/sep/07/end-to-bbc-tv-deal-risks-best-of-british-athletes-running-on-empty under the title “End to BBC deal risks best of British athletes running on empty | Sean Ingle”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
