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UK Athletics pleads guilty over 2017 death of Paralympic athlete
UK Athletics admitted corporate manslaughter after failing to maintain stable equipment, causing the 2017 death of Paralympian Abdullah Hayayei during training, prosecutors said the risk was longstanding.
- On Friday, UK Athletics Ltd admitted corporate manslaughter after Abdullah Hayayei, 36, Paralympian for the United Arab Emirates, was fatally injured when part of a throwing cage fell on him during training at Newham Leisure Centre.
- Prosecutors say the discus/shot put throwing cage was supplied and used without its base structure and inquiries found failures to inspect and maintain safety components, leaving it unstable at a para-athletics training event.
- Officers examined more than 1,500 documents, took around 160 statements and spoke with more than 80 witnesses, and the Metropolitan Police said the probe required detailed engineering expertise.
- Prosecutor Karen Robinson asked the court to set a two-day sentencing hearing in early June and confirmed prosecutors would not seek a trial on the outstanding counts.
- Authorities described such prosecutions as rare, and UK Athletics said it 'deeply regrets' the incident while offering sympathy to Hayayei's family, but cannot comment further.
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UK Athletics finally pleads guilty to corporate manslaughter of paralympian
UK Athletics has finally admitted the corporate manslaughter of Paralympian Abdullah Hayayei, after a metal pole hit him in the head. The 36-year-old represented the United Arab Emirates and died while training in 2017 at Newham Leisure Centre, east London. The disabled athlete was training to represent the UAE in the F34 class discus, javelin and shot put at the World Para Athletics Championships in London. The F34 category is: for field athlet…
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Abdullah Hayayei, 36, died in Newham Leisure Centre on July 11, 2017
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