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.

Contact Emily

London 2012 gold medallists named on US team for IPC Swimming World Championships

By Emily Goddard

April 17 - Jessica Long, Victoria Arlen and Ian Silverman are among the London 2012 gold medallists to be named on the United States team for the 2013 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships later this year.

Twelve finalists named for Madrid 2020 small business initiative

By Emily Goddard

April 17 - Madrid 2020 has named the 12 business start-up projects that will take part in its 2020 for 2020: Startup Madrid initiative that aims to rejuvenate the Spanish economy as part of the Olympic and Paralympic bid.

Olympic boxing medallist Singh tests negative for heroin

By Emily Goddard

April 16 - Indian Olympic boxing medallist Vijender Singh has tested negative for banned substances, India's Sports Ministry has confirmed, following allegations that he took heroin bought from smugglers last month.

Men far outnumbered women at London 2012, reveals report

By Emily Goddard

April 16 - The London 2012 Olympics included 1,233 more male athletes and offered 30 more medal events for men than for women competitors, according to a new report by researchers at University of Southern California (USC) and the University of Toronto's Centre for Sport Policy Studies.

Ernst & Young to sponsor 2014 Gay Games

By Emily Goddard

April 16 - The 2014 Gay Games, taking place in the American cities of Cleveland and Akron, has secured a new Platinum sponsor in the form of Ernst & Young delivering a $100,000 (£65,000/€76,000) boost to the event.

Generations For Peace celebrates sixth anniversary

By Emily Goddard

April 16 - Generations For Peace is celebrating its sixth anniversary today, marking the 210,000 children, youth and adults it has touched across the globe through its peace for sport programmes that empower change and impact on local issues of conflict and violence in communities around the world.

US Olympic Committee launches child abuse in sport prevention campaign

By Emily Goddard

April 16 - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has unveiled a new initiative to help eliminate child abuse in sport by encouraging governing bodies, clubs, coaches and parents to create a safe sport culture for youth programmes across the nation.

Olympic champion Manaudou unveiled as Speedo ambassador

By Emily Goddard

April 16 - Florent Manaudou, France's London 2012 50 metres freestyle swimming gold medallist, is the latest athlete to become the face of Speedo.

USA Synchro names A-1 Awards as Official Awards Supplier

By Emily Goddard

April 16 - USA Synchro has named A-1 Awards as its Official Awards Supplier for its five national synchronised swimming events each year.

Taekwondo President named Honorary consul of Honduras in Seoul

By Emily Goddard

April 15 - World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) President Chungwon Choue has been appointed as an Honorary Consul of Honduras in Seoul in recognition of his work to promote bilateral relations between South Korea and the Central American nation through the sport.

Sochi 2014 Olympic ice hockey arenas prepare for first test event

By Emily Goddard

April 15 - Sochi 2014's two Olympic Park ice arenas, the Bolshoy Ice Dome and Shayba Arena, will host their first Olympic international test event this week as the venues stage the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Under-18 World Championship.

Germany's Rennhack voted IPC Athlete of the Month

By Emily Goddard

April 15 - Germany's ice sledge hockey captain Frank Rennhack has been named as the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) Athlete of the Month for March after leading his team to gold at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool in Nagano.

Pakistani skiers qualify for Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics

By Emily Goddard

April 13 - Pakistan will compete at its second Winter Olympics in Sochi next year after three of the nation's skiers qualified for the Games after gaining the required International Ski Federation (FIS) points at races held in Italy, Turkey and Lebanon last month.

Olympic gold winning coach named Team GB Chef de Mission for Sochi 2014

By Emily Goddard

April 12 - Mike Hay will be Team GB's Chef de Mission for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, the British Olympic Association (BOA) confirmed today.

Curling elite gear up for Mixed Doubles Championship in Fredericton

By Emily Goddard

April 12 - Twenty-seven of the world's top curling squads are gearing up to compete in the 2013 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, which gets underway tomorrow in Fredericton.

inside the blogs

More blogs

Read The insidethegames.biz Magazine here

inside the photos

Para Panam Games Santiago 2023 Photos

More picture galleries

Fact of the day

When British skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won the Olympic gold medal in ice dance at Sarajevo 1984 with 12 perfect 6.0s from every judge, for their interpretation of Maurice Ravel's Boléro, an important member of their team was singer-actor Michael Crawford. Crawford, who had played Frank Spencer in British sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and the title role in the musical The Phantom of the Opera, had become a mentor to the pair in 1981 and went on to help them create their Olympic routine. Crawford said he “taught them how to act". He was present with their trainer Betty Callaway at the ringside at Sarajevo as they created one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history.

More facts

Featured Job

Head of Technical Officials

Reporting to and working closely with the Events Director – Technical Operations, the Head of Technical Officials is responsible for day-to-day management of the Technical Officials programmes within the Events Department, including: Management of day-to-day technical officials operations including tournament assignments and planning; Management and development of the professional technical officials workforce including referees, umpires, and tournament doctors; Technical officials policy development through consultation with key stakeholder groups including commissions, panels, Continental Confederations and working groups; Innovation initiatives within the technical officials area to enhance officiating accuracy and sport presentation; and Technical officials pathway development including working with Continental Confederations and Member Associations on recruitment, education, training, and development initiatives.

More jobs

The Big Read

Pierre de Coubertin once said cricket has "practically no appeal for those who are not British". While he expressed doubts about the Olympic viability of cricket, lacrosse and baseball, Philip Barker wonders how the man who helped revive the modern Games would have reacted to new sports at Los Angeles 2028.

Big Read Archive

Poll

Should cricket be an Olympic sport?

Vote on this poll

Read our printed publications online here