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

Tokyo 2020 unveils imperial riposte

By David Owen at The Hilton in Buenos Aires

Princess Hisako of Takamado arrived in Buenos Aires last nightSeptember 6 - At the International Olympic Committee (IOC) gathering in Lausanne in early July, Madrid 2020 injected momentum into its once flagging campaign by unleashing its royal rock star.

AIBA lifts provisional suspension on England

By Emily Goddard

AIBA has lifted its provisional suspension on ABAESeptember 5 - A provisional suspension on the Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) has been lifted by the International Boxing Association (AIBA), but they have given the country's national body just over a month to launch a "reform process".

Rogge's long goodbye starts with messages for Rio 2016 and Isinbayeva

By David Owen at the Hilton in Buenos Aires

Jacques Rogge has begun his long farewell to the Olympic MovementSeptember 4 - Jacques Rogge, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, began his long goodbye in Argentina this week with a media conference in which he combined personal remarks about his 12 years in office with pointed messages to Rio 2016 and Russian pole-vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva.

Paralympic champions lead 2013 IPC Sport Awards shortlists

By Emily Goddard

Double handcycling gold medallist Alex Zanardi has been shortlisted for the best male Games debut awardSeptember 4 - A star-studded list of London 2012 champions, including the likes of Cuban sprinter Yunidis Castillo, Italy's handcyclist Alex Zanardi and Brazil's five-a-side football squad, have been named on the shortlist for the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) 2013 Paralympic Sport Awards.

Exclusive: Rio lab "failed blind test"

By David Owen at the Hilton in Buenos Aires

The Rio de Janeiro doping control laboratory failed a "blind" testSeptember 4 - The Rio de Janeiro doping control laboratory whose accreditation was revoked last month by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in a hugely embarrassing blow for Brazilian authorities, failed a "blind" quality assessment test, insidethegames understands.