The death of Paralympian Abdullah Hayayei has led to charges of manslaughter against UK Athletics.
Hayayei died aged 36 after a metal cage fell on him while he was training at the Newham Leisure Centre in London in July 2017.
Consequently, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) charged UK Athletics with “corporate manslaughter and a health and safety at work act offence”.
Moreover, Keith Davies, the head of sport for the 2017 World Para-athletics Championships, has also been charged with “gross negligence manslaughter and a health and safety at work act offence”.
Davis, 77, and UK Athletics are scheduled to appear at the Westminster Magistrates’ Court on January 31.
Remembering Abdullah Hayayei
At the World Championship’s opening ceremony at the London Stadium, Hayayei was honoured with a moment of silence.
Hayayei was preparing for the World Championships in London when the tragedy occurred. The athlete from the United Arab Emirates was scheduled to compete in the F34 javelin, discus, and shot put competitions.
A father of five children, Hayayei finished sixth in the javelin and seventh in the shot put competition when he made his Paralympic debut at Rio 2016. He was fifth in the discus and eighth in the shot put at the 2015 event in Doha, Qatar. London 2017 was supposed to be his second appearance at the World Championships.
Source: BBC