Christian Malcolm says ‘it’s been a difficult time’Malcolm and Sara Symington want to build for
Paris 2024Christian Malcolm has said there is a need for
UK Athletics to “do things better” after several of Britain’s top track and field stars confronted Sebastian Coe last month about the state of affairs at UKA.
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A number of leading athletes spoke to the World Athletics president after the Diamond League finals in Zurich, expressing their disillusionment over a variety of factors including a lack of confidence in the performance team, which is led by Malcolm, Sara Symington and the UKA chief executive, Jo Coates.