The widow of a Paralympian killed when a shot-put cage collapsed during training for the World Athletics Championships in London has called for a “just” punishment for those responsible.
Father-of-five Abdullah Hayayei, 36, who represented the United Arab Emirates, suffered a severe head injury when the 440lb metal structure fell on him at Newham leisure centre in east London on July 11 2017.
The court was told the 5ft high cage had toppled over because it was put up incorrectly and without its base plate, in an “accident waiting to happen”.
