- Scott Simpson had been tipped for top job after Paris Olympics
- Vaunted coach guided Holly Bradshaw to bronze in Tokyo
UK Athletics has been dealt yet another blow in the build up to the Paris Olympics with the shock news that a third senior coach has left the crisis-hit organisation in the past month.
The resignation of Scott Simpson, the highly regarded head of field and combined events, has stunned insiders given he was seen as the frontrunner to be performance director at UKA after the 2024 Games.
Written by Sean Ingle
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