UK Athletics – the governing body for track and field in the United Kingdom – and a former official have been charged with manslaughter following the death of a 36-year-old Paralympian in 2017, the Crown Prosecution Service announced on Wednesday.

United Arab Emirates Paralympian Abdullah Hayayei died when a metal cage fell on him while training for the World Championships in London

UK Athletics and its former head of sport have been charged with manslaughter following the death of a Paralympian in 2017. Abdullah Hayayei, a Paralympic javelin thrower and shot putter from the United Arab Emirates,

United Arab Emirates athlete Abdullah Hayayei died aged 36 while he was training for the shot put at Newham Leisure Centre in London in 2017

The governing body for track and field in Britain and a sports official have been charged with manslaughter over the death of a Paralympic athlete who was hit on the head by a falling metal pole during training in 2017.