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Jo Coates and Sara Symington leave UK Athletics roles as crisis deepens

21-Oct-2021 18:53:14 | The Guardian

• UKA chief executive Coates resigns after fiery board meeting
• Performance director Symington moves to British Cycling

British Athletics lurched into yet another crisis on Thursday night after its chief executive, Jo Coates, and performance director, Sara Symington, resigned after a fiery board meeting on Wednesday.

Coates, whose reign was plagued by turmoil and infighting, had been in post for 19 months after joining from England Netball. Symington joined just over a year ago.