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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Former international players Logue and Shaw named to coach Irish women's hockey squads

By Emily Goddard

May 16 - Mary Logue and Graham Shaw have been confirmed as the latest former Ireland international players to join the nation's hockey coaching staff.

Swimmer Silverman takes IPC Athlete of the Month title

By Emily Goddard

May 15 - Ian Silverman has been named as the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athlete of the Month for April after the American swimmer swam to two world records while qualifying for this year's IPC Swimming World Championships.

WADA sets higher marijuana threshold

By David Owen

May 15 - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has announced a 10-fold increase in the threshold level for marijuana.

London 2012 stimulated us for new goals at Rio 2016, says Azerbaijani Paralympic judo champion

By Emily Goddard

May 15 - Ilham Zakiyev, Azerbaijan's two-time Paralympic judo champion, has claimed his nation's success at London 2012, where they finished third on the medal table for the sport, has given the team the motivation to win even more medals at Rio 2016.

Canadian Olympic hopefuls take part in Sochi 2014 preparation weekend

By Emily Goddard

May 13 - More than 200 Canadian Olympic hopefuls, coaches and support staff have taken part in an intensive weekend of preparations for the Sochi 2014 Winter Games as part of the Canadian Olympic Committee's (COC) Olympic Excellence Series (OES).

Pereira confirmed to lead South African men to Rio 2016 hockey tournament

By Emily Goddard

May 13 - Charlie Pereira will lead South Africa's men's hockey team to the Rio 2016 Olympics as the squad's new head coach, the South African Hockey Association (SAHA) confirmed.

Tokyo 2020 President hails successful ITU World Triathlon Series event in Yokohama

By Emily Goddard

May 12 - Tsunekazu Takeda, President of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) and Tokyo 2020, has praised the International Triathlon Union (ITU) Series event which took place in Yokohama yesterday claiming he was "truly inspired" by the competition.

London 2012 medallists take more gold for British table tennis squad at Slovenian Open

By Emily Goddard

May 11 - London 2012 medallists Aaron McKibbin and Paul Davies added to the British gold medal haul at the Slovenian Open as Paralympic silver medallist Will Bayley collected a team bronze having won singles gold won earlier in the week.

Sochi 2014 sparks renewal of British and Russian security cooperation

By Emily Goddard

May 10 - David Cameron has said today that Britain will temporarily restore its cooperation with the Russian security services to help the nation ensure that the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics go ahead safely.

Dodd's FIFA Executive Committee campaign boosted by backing from Australian Government

By Emily Goddard

May 10 - Moya Dodd has received full backing from Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and the Sports Minister Kate Lundy as she goes for a seat on FIFA's ruling Executive Committee ahead of the election at the end of this month, Football Federation Australia (FFA) confirmed today.

Olympic sailing champion Simpson dies in America's Cup training accident

By Emily Goddard

May 10 - British Olympic sailing champion Andrew Simpson has been killed during a training session for the upcoming America's Cup when his vessel capsized in San Francisco Bay yesterday.

Para-snowboarder serves one-month suspension after anti-doping rule violation

By Emily Goddard

May 10 - American Para-snowboard athlete Mike Shea has served a one-month suspension for an anti-doping rule violation committed in March, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) revealed today.

International Gymnastics Federation names new Disciplinary Commission members

By Emily Goddard

May 9 - The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has named the six members who will make up its new Disciplinary Commission.

Gold medallist re-elected for third term as Bulgarian Olympic Committee President

By Emily Goddard

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May 9 - Stefka Kostadinova has been re-elected President of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee (BOC) for a third term in office after winning 44 votes out of a total of 79 to see off her two challengers Vesela Lecheva and Vasil Ivanov.

FIS receives six bids for 2019 Nordic and Alpine World Ski Championships

By Emily Goddard

May 9 - Almaty in Kazakhstan, Oberstdorf in Germany, Planica in Slovenia and Seefeld in Austria have submitted bids for the 2019 Nordic World Championships, and Ǻre in Sweden and Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy for the Alpine World Championships in the same year, the International Ski Federation (FIS) has confirmed.

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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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