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03/18 09:21 CDT British athletics plead not guilty to manslaughter charges over
Paralympian thrower's death
British athletics plead not guilty to manslaughter charges over Paralympian
thrower's death
LONDON (AP) --- The governing body for athletics in Britain and a sports
official pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges of manslaughter over the
death of a Paralympic athlete who was hit on the head by a metal pole during
training in 2017.
The 36-year-old thrower Abdullah Hayayei, who represented the United Arab
Emirates, was injured at Newham Leisure Centre in east London on July 11, 2017,
and was pronounced dead at the scene.
He was training in preparation for 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.
Keith Davies, who the police said was head of sport for the 2017 world
paralympic athletics championships, has been charged with gross negligence
manslaughter and a health and safety offense, police and the Crown Prosecution
Service said in January.
UK Athletics, the national governing body, has been charged with corporate
manslaughter and a health and safety offense.
An eight-week trial is scheduled to open on Oct. 12, 2026.
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