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




WADA hints at appeal against Operation Puerto trial

By Emily Goddard

Eufemiano Fuentes 300413April 30 - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has said it is disappointed with a decision made by the judge in Spain's "Operation Puerto" doping trial to destroy all the evidence from the case instead of making it available to other sports bodies and has hinted it is considering an appeal.



FEI President named to chair Dubai Equestrian Club Board

By Emily Goddard

princess haya 130513April 30 - Princess Haya, President of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), has been appointed to chair the newly formed Dubai Equestrian Club board as part of a series of royal decrees issued by her husband, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Prime Minister and Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.


Pistorius scientist and Paralympic champion Popow to open VISTA2013

By Emily Goddard

Heinrich Popow 290413April 29 - Paralympic sprint champion Heinrich Popow and the scientist involved in Oscar Pistorius' original International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) case of whether his blades gave him an unfair advantage, Dr Wolfgang Potthast, have been confirmed to open the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) VISTA2013 conference on Wednesday (May 1).