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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

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 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

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

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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

The Guardian - UK

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”

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"

Daily Mirror

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

The Independent UK

Lord Coe backs UK Athletics board to solve money woes after £1.8million loss

Mounting outgoings of £19.6million have contributed to the post-tax losses.

The National (Scotland)

Seb Coe backs UK Athletics to recover from financial slump of £1.8m

World Athletics boss Seb Coe has backed UK Athletics to recover from its current financial predicament.

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The Independent UK

Lord Coe backs UK Athletics board to solve money woes after £1.8m loss

Mounting outgoings of £19.6million have contributed to the post-tax losses

Daily Mirror

UK Athletics boss insists cash-strapped organisation will survive but must be realistic

“It’s tough, it’s difficult, it’s challenging, there’s no getting away from that. I hope it will be [the low point], it’s my absolute intention that it is, but we’ve work to do”

Evening Standard

Jack Buckner named new UK Athletics CEO after masterminding swimming’s Tokyo Olympics medal rush

British Swimming boss Jack Buckner has been confirmed as the new CEO of UK Athletics.

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