Ed Warner wants to call time on UK Sport’s ‘win at all costs’ approach

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March 31, 2017 at 12:00AM

• Athletics chief says medal obsession is ‘unhealthy’
• He wants funding reprieve for badminton and wheelchair rugby

Ed Warner, the UK Athletics chairman, has called for the end of UK Sport’s “no compromise” approach, saying that “it has had its time” and that the relentless pursuit of Olympic medals should be replaced by a more nuanced policy, in which sports such as basketball are also funded for the positive impact they have on society.

Warner suggested that a “fundamental review” into elite funding was also needed following the bullying allegations and governance problems that have engulfed British Cycling, as well as the unpopular decision to strip all money from badminton and wheelchair rugby.

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