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.

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UN advisor Lemke visits Iranian Paralympic Committee

By Emily Goddard

July 17 - United Nations special advisor Wilfried Lemke has met with the President of the Iranian Paralympic Committee, Mahmoud Khosravivafa, to discuss the nation's Paralympic sport development plans.

BBC spent £66 million on London Olympics

By David Owen

July 17 - The BBC spent £66 million ($100 million/€77 million), excluding rights fees, on covering the London 2012 Olympic Games and surrounding programming and events, the corporation has revealed.

Trainer blamed for Powell positive denies wrongdoing

By Mike Rowbottom

July 17 - Chris Xuereb, the trainer who has worked with Jamaicans Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson since May this year, has denied claims by Powell's manager that he was responsible for introducing banned substances that led to both athletes facing doping suspensions.

FEI officials propose statute modification to allow Princess Haya third term as President

By Emily Goddard

July 17 - Princess Haya looks set to secure a third term as President of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) after powerbrokers at the world governing body called for a change in its statutes to allow her to stay on beyond the two four-year term limit.

Cali 2013 unveils World Games programme

By Emily Goddard

July 17 - Cali 2013 has unveiled its programme for the World Games, with gymnastics, billiards, karate, powerlifting and squash being just some the 31 sports featuring over the 11 days of competition in the Colombian city.

Political turbulence may test Madrid as 2020 campaign enters final stages

By David Owen

July 16 - After a few weeks when everything in the race to stage the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games appeared to be going its way, it looks like Madrid 2020 may be forced to fight the final weeks of the campaign against a backdrop of domestic political turbulence.

Kazan eyes 2024 Olympic bid

By David Owen

July 17 - Kazan, the Russian city that has just hosted the 2013 Universiade, appears to be mulling a bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

US Olympic Committee dismisses Senator's call for Sochi 2014 boycott

By Emily Goddard

July 17 - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has dismissed US Senator Lindsey Graham's suggestion of a boycott of the Sochi 2014 Olympics if Russia grants whistleblower Edward Snowden asylum.

Forecast cost of London 2012 to UK public sector nudged down to £8.77 billion

By David Owen

July 16 - As the clock ticks down to the first anniversary of the London 2012 Opening Ceremony on July 27, the British Government has eased down to £8.77 billion ($13.3 billion/€10.1 billion) the forecast cost of the Games programme to the public purse.

Russia and South Korea secure hockey gold at Kazan 2013 Universiade

By Emily Goddard

July 16 - Russia's men and South Korea's women have taken the respective hockey titles at the Kazan 2013 Universiade.

Question mark remains over Rutherford as Rudisha and Blake pull out of World Athletics Championships

By Emily Goddard

July 16 - A question mark remains over the head of British Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford as Kenyan 800-metre Olympic gold medallist David Rudisha and Jamaica's world 100m champion Yohan Blake pull out of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships with injuries.

Brazilian Paralympic President Parsons running for IPC vice-presidency

By Emily Goddard

July 16 - Andrew Parsons, President of the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB), has confirmed his candidacy for vice-president of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

Choue re-elected as World Taekwondo Federation President

By Emily Goddard

July 15 - Chungwon Choue has been re-elected to serve a fourth four-year term as President of the World Taekwondo Federation at the organisation's general assembly in Puebla.

Rowers to miss out on inaugural European Games

By Emily Goddard

July 15 - Rowing will not appear at the inaugural European Games in Baku in 2015 after no suitable venue was found for the sport.

IPC hands Polish shooter ban for failed drugs test

By Emily Goddard

July 15 - Polish shooter Sławomir Okoniewski has been handed a three-month ban after testing positive for a banned diuretic at the 2013 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Shooting World Cup on home turf at Szczecin.

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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.

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