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Influential figures in track and field have called on UK Sport to intervene in the ongoing ‘crisis’ around UK Athletics by making an approach to Sir Brendan Foster.
Disgruntlement towards the sport’s under-fire governing body is rising at a time when they need to replace chairman Nic Coward, who is due to leave next month.
While sources close to Foster, 73, have made clear he has done no canvassing for the position, it is nonetheless the case that he is being championed by significant parties who point to his credibility within athletics, commercial success and broadcasting contacts.
Track and field figures have pushed for Sir Brendan Foster (centre) to take over UK Athletics
UK Athletics are reeling from an underwhelming Olympics, at which the team failed to win a gold medal for the first time since 1996, and in turn that followed the loss of their lucrative BBC broadcasting deal. The governing body were the subject of a