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Neil Black, who led British athletics as performance director for seven years until his departure in October and was a longstanding mentor to Mo Farah, has died at his home near Loughborough. He was 60.
The death, which is believed to be of natural causes, was confirmed in a statement from UK Athletics, which said it was “shocked and saddened to confirm the loss of our friend and former colleague Neil Black who passed away suddenly at the weekend.
Written by Sean Ingle
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