UK Athletics and a 77-year-old man have been charged with manslaughter over the death of a Paralympian who was hit on the head by a metal pole during training in 2017.
Abdullah Hayayei, 36, who represented the United Arab Emirates, was injured at Newham Leisure Centre in east London on 11 July 2017 and was pronounced dead at the scene. He was training in preparation to represent his country in the F34 class discus, javelin and shot put at the World Para Athletics Championships in London when part of a throwing cage fell on him.
On Wednesday police and the Crown Prosecution Service said that Keith Davies, head of sport for the 2017 World Paralympic Athletics Championships, from Bushwood, Leytonstone, had been charged with gross negligence manslaughter and a health and safety offence.
UK Athletics, the national governing body for the sport, has also been charged with corporate manslaughter and a health and safety offence. UK Athletics and Davies are due to appear at Westminster magistrates’ court on 31 January.
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