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

Farah spurred on by failure two years ago to win world title in Moscow

By Mike Rowbottom at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow

Mo Farah doing Mobot Moscow August 10 2013August 10 - Mo Farah, dazzling smile on show, reflected here on how the memory of his narrow failure to win the last world 10,000 metres gold medal - he was overhauled in the last few metres by the man who finished second here, Ibrahim Jeilan of Ethiopia - had goaded him to victory as he approached the line.

Rio's doping control lab suspended again

By David Owen

Rio LabAugust 9 - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended the accreditation of the UFRJ doping control laboratory in Rio de Janeiro just 10 months before the 2014 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to get under way in Brazil.



Sir Craig Reedie nominated to be next President of WADA

By Duncan Mackay at the Radisson Royal Hotel in Moscow

Sir Craig Reedie London 2012August 9 - Britain's Sir Craig Reedie is set to become the next President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today voted to put him forward to replace Australia's John Fahey.





Putin "deeply saddened" by death of judo coach

By Duncan Mackay in Moscow

Vladimir Putin with judo coachAugust 7 - Anatoly Rakhlin, vice-president of the Russian Judo Federation but better known as the man who coached Vladimir Putin in the sport, has died at the age of 75, it was announced here today.





McQuaid undermined over doping by head of USADA

By Duncan Mackay

Pat McQuaid head and shoulders 3August 5 - Pat McQuaid's claim the International Cycling Union (UCI) is taking the battle against drugs seriously faces being badly undermined after claims by United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) chief executive Travis Tygart they are refusing to allow them to test at one of the country's biggest events.