- Fears grow for future of London and Gateshead events
- Anti-doping team to be cut from three people to two
UK Athletics is planning to cut all its major events staff responsible for staging prestigious Diamond League meetings and also intends to reduce its anti-doping team, the Guardian can reveal. The proposals are raising eyebrows among insiders, with the warning it risked “sending entirely the wrong message about the future health and direction of the sport”.
The proposals, which are laid out in a consultation document, will add to concerns that UK Athletics will no longer run the London and Gateshead Diamond League events, a move that would be a substantial blow to the visibility of the sport in Britain.
Written by Exclusive by Sean Ingle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/sep/14/uk-athletics-to-cuts-costs-by-dumping-its-diamond-league-events-staff under the title “UK Athletics to cut costs by culling its Diamond League and anti-doping staff”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
