LONDON (AP) — 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 metal pole during training in 2017.The 36-year-old thrower Abdullah Hayayei, who represented the United Arab Emirates, was injured at Newham Leisure Center in east London on July 11, 2017, and was pronounced dead at the scene.He was training in preparation to represent his country in the F34 class discus, javelin and shot put at the World Para Athletics Championships in London when part of a throwing cage fell on him.On Wednesday police and the Crown Prosecution Service said that Keith Davies, who the police said was “head of sport for the 2017 World Paralympic Athletics Championships,” had been charged with gross negligence manslaughter and a health and safety offence.UK Athletics Limited, the national governing body for athletics, has been charged with corporate manslaughter and a health and safety offence.Police and prosecutors…

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LONDON :UK Athletics and the former head of sport for a Paralympic event have been charged over the death of Abdullah Hayayei in 2017 when the Paralympic athlete was training in London, British prosecutors said on Wednesday.Hayayei, from the United Arab Emirates, was preparing for the 2017 World Paralympic At

Abdullah Hayayei, 36, who represented the United Arab Emirates, was injured at Newham Leisure Centre in east London on July 11 2017 and was pronounced dead at the scene.

UK Athletics is charged with manslaughter over the death of Paralympian Abdullah Hayayei.

The United Arab Emirates athlete died aged 36 after a metal throwing cage fell on him while he was training for the shot put at Newham Leisure Centre in London in 2017.