Duncan Mackay Editor

Duncan Mackay is the founding editor of insidethegames.biz, the world’s leading and most influential independent Olympic news website. He was voted the British Sports Writer of the Year in 2004, British News Story of the Year in 2004 and British Sports Internet Reporter of the Year in 2009. Mackay is one of Britain's best-connected journalists and during the 16 years he worked at The Guardian and The Observer he regularly broke several major exclusive stories. He was also the only newspaper journalist in Britain to correctly predict that London would win its bid for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Duncan Mackay

Recent articles by Duncan



IOC Evaluation Commission arrives in Istanbul

By Duncan Mackay

Sir Craig Reedie arrives Istanbul March 22 2013 2March 22 - Istanbul today welcomed the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission as they travelled to Turkey to prepare for its final inspection of the three cities bidding for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.


Barcelona Olympics gave it international profile we envy, admits Madrid Mayor

By Duncan Mackay at Hotel Eurostars in Madrid

Sir Craig Reedie Madrid March 21 2013March 21 - Madrid Mayor Ana Botella has admitted that Barcelona has a higher profile on the international stage than her city because of the success of the 1992 Olympics and Paralympics, which is proving a powerful factor in the Spanish capital's efforts to bring the Games here in 2020 as the two cities enjoy a long rivalry.





Paralympic ski pioneer dies

By Duncan Mackay

Jack Benedick head and shouldersMarch 19 - American Jack Benedick, one of the pioneers of Paralympic skiing, has died unexpectedly at his home in Denver at the age of 70, it was announced today. 





Madrid 2020 "cannot afford not to continue" bidding claims Samaranch

By Duncan Mackay at the Hotel Eurostars in Madrid

Juan Antonio Samaranch in front of Madrid 2020 logo 2March 19 - Madrid's decision to continue campaigning for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics despite Spain's economic crisis has been strongly defended by the country's most senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) member, who claimed it is "act of responsibility" for them to carry on bidding.