{"id":444021,"date":"2025-03-18T18:54:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T19:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=444021"},"modified":"2025-03-18T23:12:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T23:12:33","slug":"plea-entered-in-lawsuit-over-paralympians-horror-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=444021","title":{"rendered":"Plea entered in lawsuit over Paralympian's horror death"},"content":{"rendered":"

The governing body for athletics in Britain and a sports official pleaded not guilty to charges of manslaughter over the death of a Paralympic athlete who was hit on the head by a metal pole during training in 2017.<\/p>\n

The 36-year-old thrower Abdullah Hayayei, who represented the United Arab Emirates, was injured at Newham Leisure Centre in east London on July 11, 2017, and was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n

He was training in preparation for the F34 class discus, javelin and shot put at the world para athletics championships in London when part of a throwing cage fell on him.<\/p>\n

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\"Abdullah<\/p>\n

Keith Davies, who the police said was head of sport for the 2017 world paralympic athletics championships, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter and a health and safety offense, police and the Crown Prosecution Service said in January.<\/p>\n

UK Athletics, the national governing body, has been charged with corporate manslaughter and a health and safety offense.<\/p>\n

An eight-week trial is scheduled to open on October 12, 2026.<\/p>\n

\"Abdullah<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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