Emily Goddard Subeditor and reporter

Emily Goddard is a subeditor and reporter for insidethegames.biz. She has broken a number of exclusives including that News International had lost their exclusive deal with London 2012 following the phone-hacking scandal that rocked Britain in 2011, Richard Caborn's future as chairman of the Amateur Boxing Association of England was in danger, and she was also the journalist to report the first comments from the IOC following the Russian anti-gay legislation.

Emily Goddard

Recent articles by Emily



Briton named as US women's hockey head coach

By Emily Goddard

Craig Parnham 170113January 9 - Craig Parnham, the Briton who helped lead his home nation to an Olympic medal and multiple podium finishes on the international circuit, has been named as the new head coach of the United States women's hockey team.

Skiers dominate IPC December Athlete of the Month shortlist

By Emily Goddard

Tyler Walker 080113January 8 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has named alpine skiers Alexey Bugaev, Anna Schaffelhuber and Tyler Walker on its shortlist for December's Athlete of the Month award following on from their successes at the IPC Alpine Skiing Europa Cup and NorAm Cup last month.


London Olympic hotels sold for £58 million

By Emily Goddard

holiday inn stratford 070113January 7 - Holiday Inn's two flagship hotels opposite the London 2012 Olympic Park in Stratford have fetched £58 million ($94 million/€71 million) after being sold to an undisclosed Asian buyer only eight months after opening.




Entry ballot opens for 2013 Great North Run

By Emily Goddard

great north runJanuary 5 - The general entry ballot has today opened for the 2013 Great North Run in what looks to be another hugely successful year for the event, which attracted a record number of applications last year.


Governor Inose named as Tokyo 2020 chairman

By Emily Goddard

Tokyo 2020 President Takeda welcomes new Tokyo Metropolitan Governor Naoki Inose to the Bid teamDecember 21 - Tokyo's newly elected Metropolitan Governor Naoki Inose has today been named as chairman of Tokyo's bid for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, after the 66-year-old prizewinning writer made a pledge to bring the Games back to the Japanese capital for the first time since 1964 at his election.



More than 75 million spectators attended UK sports events in 2012

By David Owen

team gb london 2012 olympic fansDecember 21 - It was a landmark year for British sport and it attracted attendances to match, with more than 75 million spectators squeezing through the turnstiles at United Kingdom professional sports events in 2012, according to analysis by Deloitte, the professional services firm.