His comments come as Dame Katherine Grainger, the new chair of UK Sport, admits her organisation has faced “significant challenges” over the past 18 months that can no longer be brushed under the carpet. “In many ways they have fewer rights than an Uber driver has and that has been at the heart of the problem. That is something that needs to change.”As things stand, elite British athletes are not treated as employees by UK Sport but rather as recipients of grants. Crouch did acknowledge that she was considering the ombudsmen idea, as recommended by Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson in a review into the culture of British sport in April. Collins also urged UK Sport to bring in far better whistleblowing procedures.

Source: The Guardian November 20, 2017 00:01 UTC