Duncan Mackay Editor

Duncan Mackay is the founding editor of insidethegames.biz, the world’s leading and most influential independent Olympic news website. He was voted the British Sports Writer of the Year in 2004, British News Story of the Year in 2004 and British Sports Internet Reporter of the Year in 2009. Mackay is one of Britain's best-connected journalists and during the 16 years he worked at The Guardian and The Observer he regularly broke several major exclusive stories. He was also the only newspaper journalist in Britain to correctly predict that London would win its bid for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Duncan Mackay

Recent articles by Duncan

Cwmbran Stadium honour for late Hallam

By Duncan Mackay

Chris Hallam has had a suite at Cwmbran Stadium named in his honour following his death in August ©Hulton Archives/Getty ImagesDecember 12 - Tribute has been paid to Chris Hallam, one of the pioneers of Paralympic sport who died earlier this year, by Welsh officials at Cwmbran Stadium who have renamed a suite in his honour.

SportAccord World Mind Games open in Beijing with announcement of new sponsor

By Duncan Mackay

Music and dance helped open SportAccord World Mind Games in Beijing today ©SportAccordDecember 11 - Renault-Nissan Alliance have been announced as the main partner of the SportAccord World Mind Games, which opened with a special ceremony at the Beijing International Convention Centre tonight, featuring 150 players from 40 countries battling to share the $1.4 million (£855,000/€1.1 million) available in prize money.







Furlong challenged to prove he can pay legal cases if loses libel case

By Duncan Mackay

John Furlong has denied allegations by journalist Laura Robinson that he physically and verbally abused former students ©Toronto Star via Getty ImagesDecember 9 - Former Vancouver 2010 President and chief executive John Furlong should have to put up $100,000 (£61,000/€73,000) surety to prove he can pay legal costs if he loses a case alleging that he physically and verbally abused British Columbia students more than 40 years ago, a freelance journalist has asked a judge in Canada. 





Sochi 2014 news agency abolished by Russian President Putin

By Duncan Mackay

Sochi 2014 host news agency RIA Novosti to be abolished in a shock move by Russian President Vladimir Putin ©RIA NovostiDecember 9 - RIA Novosti, the host news and photographic agency for Sochi 2014, is to be abolished and replaced by a new organisation headed by Dmitry Kiselev, a prominent Russian television presenter recently embroiled in a scandal over anti-gay remarks.