UK Athletics Ltd has been fined £350,000 over the “wholly avoidable” death of a Paralympian killed when a practice cage collapsed on his head.
Father-of-five Abdullah Hayayei, 36, was preparing to represent the United Arab Emirates at the World Athletics Championships in London when the 440lb metal structure fell on him at Newham Leisure Centre in east London on July 11, 2017.
The 5ft high cage toppled over because it was put up incorrectly and without its base plate, in an “accident waiting to happen”.
