Katherine Grainger: `We´re suddenly in a very different world` | Donald McRae
(The Guardian Sports News)

Former Olympic champion is still excited about UK Sport´s future - not only in terms of medals but having a positive impact on society`We are asking hard questions like who might be facing bankruptcy in the short term, because that´s the reality right now,` Katherine Grainger says as, in her role as the head of UK Sport, she considers the financial devastation of the global pandemic.`These are the honest conversations we need to have. Some sports are at short-term risk while other major sports have much bigger budgets. But because they don´t have money coming in from their partners, and they are not hosting events they expected, some of the big sports could also be under threat. It´s across the board. People´s jobs and the future of sporting bodies are at stake. We just don´t want to see any of the sports going under.` Continue reading...