Pin-up girl: Newly appointed UK performance director Neil Black was the man responsible in helping Jessica Ennis win the heptathlon gold at the London Games. — AFP
LONDON: UK Athletics revealed on Thursday that they have appointed Neil Black as their performance director and will announce the replacement for head coach Charles van Commenee within the next few weeks.
Black, until recently head of sports science and medicine for UK Athletics, will take over part of Van Commenee’s role after the Olympic head coach revealed he will quit in December after failing to hit his medal target at the London Games. But the 53-year-old, who personally managed the support programmes for gold medallists Jessica Ennis and Mo Farah, will also be charged with selecting Van Commenee’s successor.
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