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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Olympic champion Fitzgerald Mosley appointed USOC chief of organisational excellence

By Emily Goddard

June 19 - Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in the 100 metres hurdles, has been named by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) as its chief of organisational excellence.

International Gymnastics launches disciplinary proceedings against judges' course

By Emily Goddard

June 19 - The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has launched disciplinary proceedings relating to a judge's course for men's artistic gymnastics held in Europe.

IPC Athletics World Championships to be streamed live on YouTube

By Emily Goddard

June 19 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships will be streamed live online allowing spectators the world over to watch the action as it happens in Lyon in a month's time.

Pyeongchang 2018 "giving its all to Olympians" says IOC Coordination Commission after second visit

By Emily Goddard

June 19 - Pyeongchang 2018 has been given a glowing report by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission for the Winter Games following its latest two-day visit to the South Korean Olympic host city.

London 2012 manager takes on new operational delivery role at British Paralympic Association

By Emily Goddard

June 19 - David Courell, formerly London 2012's venue operations manager for the Olympic Stadium, has today been appointed by the British Paralympic Association as its new director of operation delivery.

Olympic hockey stars make up 2012 Women's Player of the Year shortlist

By Emily Goddard

June 18 - Dutch London 2012 champions Kim Lammers and Maartje Paumen lead an International Hockey Federation (FIH) 2012 Women's Player of the Year award shortlist made up entirely of Olympic stars.

Poland unveils statue honouring US Olympic boxing team killed in 1980 plane crash

By Emily Goddard

June 18 - Polish sports officials have today unveiled a commemorative statue honouring the 22 United States Olympic boxing team members killed in a plane crash near Warsaw on March 14, 1980.

Triple Olympic champion Campbell-Brown suspended following positive drugs test

By Emily Goddard

June 18 - Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaica's most successful female sprinter with three Olympic gold medals, has been hit with a provisional suspension after testing positive for a banned diuretic.

Paralympic gold medallists named on 48-strong British team for IPC Athletics World Championships

By Emily Goddard

June 18 - Jonnie Peacock, Hannah Cockroft and Richard Whitehead are among the Paralympic champions named on the 48-strong British team heading to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships next month.

Scot and South African appointed to spearhead Commonwealth sport development projects

By Emily Goddard

June 18 - Louise Martin, chair of SportScotland, and Gideon Sam, President of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC), have been appointed by the Commonwealth Secretariat and Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) to spearhead two projects aimed at boosting sport's role as a tool for meeting development goals.

Russia and US join forces for Sochi 2014 security

By Emily Goddard

June 18 - United States President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have pledged to join forces to help boost security at major sport events, including the Sochi 2014 Olympics and Paralympics, after meeting on the sidelines of the G8 summit.

British antique dealer finds London 1948 Olympic Torch in charity shop for £20

By Emily Goddard

June 17 - A British antique dealer who picked up a London 1948 Olympic Torch for £20 ($31/€24) in a charity shop is set to make a big profit when the historic lot goes to auction this week.

Uzbekistani powerlifter Kuzieva receives two-year ban for doping violation

By Emily Goddard

June 17 - Uzbekistani powerlifter Ruza Kuzieva has been handed a two-year ban after testing positive for a prohibited substance at the fifth Fazaa International Powerlifting Competition earlier this year, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) confirmed today.

Blue Ds from Olympics installed on Investec Hockey World League pitch in London

By Emily Goddard

June 17 - Competitors at the Investec Hockey World League semi-final will be playing on some of the blue pitch that featured at the London 2012 tournament after the goal-scoring areas removed from Riverbank Arena in the Olympic Park were transferred to the host ground at the University of Westminster.

Doping swimmer Glæsner stripped of world title

By Emily Goddard

June 17 - Danish swimmer Mads Glæsner has been stripped of his 2012 1,500 metres freestyle world title and handed a three-month ban for doping at last year's World Swimming Championships in Istanbul.

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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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