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

Dujardin and Valegro reclaim dressage world number one spot

By Emily Goddard

Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro are back on top of the FEI dressage world rankingsSeptember 10 - Briton Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro, upon whom she won two Olympic gold medals last summer, have returned to the top of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) world dressage rankings following their historic victory at last month's European Championships.

Olympic medallists lead FIG Athletes' Commission candidates

By Emily Goddard

Alicia Sacramone is one of the candidates seeking a spot of the FIG Athletes' CommissionSeptember 9 - Ukrainian Olympic bronze medallist Ihor Radivilov, British London 2012 bronze medallist Beth Tweddle and American Beijing 2008 silver medallist Alicia Sacramone have been named among the candidates vying for a place on the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Athletes' Commission next month.

WADA develops athlete biological passport for urine

By David Owen at The Hilton in Buenos Aires

WADA will soon monitor athletes' biological parameters on the basis of urine samplesSeptember 9 - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has today given notice of the imminent launch of a method of monitoring athletes' biological parameters on the basis of urine samples, rather than blood.

Olympic Solidarity sets up $200 million reserve

By David Owen at The Hilton in Buenos Aires

Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah has set up a $200 million Olympic Solidarity reserveSeptember 9 - Olympic Solidarity has decided to take advantage of the bumper increase in television revenues generated by the International Olympic Commission (IOC) in the 2009-2012 Olympic quadrennium to establish a $200 million (£127 million/€151 million) reserve.

Exclusive: TOP programme breaks the $1 billion barrier

By David Owen at The Hilton in Buenos Aires

The IOC's TOP worldwide sponsorship programme is set to generate a record $1 billion-plus in the 2013-2016 quadrenniumSeptember 9 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s TOP worldwide sponsorship programme is set to generate a record $1 billion (£636 million/€755 million)-plus in the 2013-2016 quadrennium, with the prospect of more deals still to come.

IOC broadcasting revenues set to top $4.1 billion in Sochi-Rio quadrennium

By David Owen at The Hilton in Buenos Aires

The IOC expects to raise $4.1 billion from broadcasting rights for the Olympic cycle encompassing Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016September 9 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) now expects the sum raised from broadcasting rights for the Olympic cycle encompassing the Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016 Games to top $4.1 billion (£2.6 billion/€3.1 billion), Timo Lumme, the television and marketing director, told members today.