Former Olympic champion is still excited about UK Sport’s future – not only in terms of medals but having a positive impact on society
“We are asking hard questions like who might be facing bankruptcy in the short term, because that’s the reality right now,” Katherine Grainger says as, in her role as the head of UK Sport, she considers the financial devastation of the global coronavirus pandemic.
“These are the honest conversations we need to have. Some sports are at short-term risk while other major sports have much bigger budgets. But because they don’t have money coming in from their partners and they are not hosting events they expected some of the big sports could also be under threat. It’s across the board. People’s jobs and the future of sporting bodies are at stake. We just don’t want to see any of the sports going under.”
Written by Donald McRae
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