On Wednesday, police and the Crown Prosecution Service said that Keith Davies, 77, head of sport for the 2017 World Paralympic Athletics Championships, from Bushwood, Leytonstone, had been charged with gross negligence manslaughter and a health and safety offence.
UK Athletics and former boss charged with manslaughter of Paralympic athlete Abdullah Hayayei died after an incident at Newham Leisure Centre in east London in 2017.
UK Athletics and the body’s former head of sport have been charged with manslaughter over the death of a Paralympian who was hit on the head by a metal pole during training in 2017.
UK Athletics Limited, the national governing body for athletics, has also been charged with corporate manslaughter and a health and safety offence.
Abdullah Hayayei, 36, who represented the United Arab Emirates, was injured at Newham Leisure Centre in east London on 11 July 2017 and was pronounced dead at the scene.
