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New UK Athletics chair to give athletes direct say in how governing body is run

  • Ian Beattie wants UKA to move forward after criticism of regime
  • Plan to give athletes input on hirings after Joanna Coates exit

The new UK Athletics chair, Ian Beattie, has insisted the management exodus that occurred on his first day in post has “opened up an opportunity to move forward” and draw a line under the sport’s turmoil of the past 18 months.

In his first interview since taking the helm, he has unveiled a radical plan to offer leading athletes a direct say in how the governing body will be run, including the appointment of a new chief executive.

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