Duncan Mackay Editor

Duncan Mackay is the founding editor of insidethegames.biz, the world’s leading and most influential independent Olympic news website. He was voted the British Sports Writer of the Year in 2004, British News Story of the Year in 2004 and British Sports Internet Reporter of the Year in 2009. Mackay is one of Britain's best-connected journalists and during the 16 years he worked at The Guardian and The Observer he regularly broke several major exclusive stories. He was also the only newspaper journalist in Britain to correctly predict that London would win its bid for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Duncan Mackay

Recent articles by Duncan

Rows continue over Indian Olympic Association elections

By Duncan Mackay

Lalit Bhanot at 2010 Commonwealt GamesNovember 17 - Elections at the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) are mired in more controversy after the scandal-tainted Lalit Bhanot (pictured) officially declared himself as a candidate for the secretary general and the official in charge of scrutinising the poll quit.



Rogge cancels trip to Rio for London 2012 debriefing

By Duncan Mackay at the Windsor Barra Hotel in Rio de Janeiro

Jacques Rogge in front of Rio 2016 logoNovember 17 - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge has cancelled a planned trip here to attend the debrief on London 2012, where a transfer of knowledge will take place between them and organisers of Rio 2016. 











London launch bid for 2017 IPC Athletics World Championships

By Duncan Mackay at UK Sport in London

Michael McKillop leading 1500m London 2012 September 3 2012November 14 - Hosting the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships at the Olympic Stadium in London in 2017 will "transform" the event, it was predicted after the city's Mayor Boris Johnson officially launched a bid today.