Stephen Maguire left UKA on Tuesday 16 months into jobDina Asher-Smith criticises ‘incredibly short-sighted decision”
The shock departure of Stephen Maguire as UK Athletics chief came about following months of simmering tensions and rows over budgets ahead of next year’s Paris Olympics, the Guardian can reveal.
The news that Maguire, who guided Britain to a record-equalling 10 medals at the recent world championships in Budapest, was leaving his post was announced via a terse statement from UKA on Tuesday morning which did not even thank him for his achievements.
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