Emily Goddard Subeditor and reporter

Emily Goddard is a subeditor and reporter for insidethegames.biz. She has broken a number of exclusives including that News International had lost their exclusive deal with London 2012 following the phone-hacking scandal that rocked Britain in 2011, Richard Caborn's future as chairman of the Amateur Boxing Association of England was in danger, and she was also the journalist to report the first comments from the IOC following the Russian anti-gay legislation.

Emily Goddard

Recent articles by Emily

Double gold glory for Russia at Wrestling World Championships

By Emily Goddard

Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (red) secured his fifth world title by defeating Alen Zaseev (blue)September 17 - Athens 2004 Olympic champion Khadzhimurat Gatsalov got the second day of the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA) World Championships underway with his fifth world title and one of Russia's two golds of today at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena.


IWAS President opens World Games in Stadskanaal

By Emily Goddard

The IWAS World Games have opened in StadskanaalSeptember 16 - Paul DePace, President of the International Wheelchair Amputee and Sports Federation (IWAS), has opened the organisation's fourth World Games in Stadskanaal as athletes gear up for the first day of competitive action tomorrow.

Wrestling World Championships open with two golds for Iran

By Emily Goddard

Reza Yazdani successfully defended his 96kg world title to take a gold for Iran at the Wrestling World ChampionshipsSeptember 16 - Iran took two gold medals to dominate on the first day of competitive action at the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA) World Championships today - the first since the sport regained its place on the Olympic programme.