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Ennis-Hill's former coach ineligible for public funding
TONI MINICHIELLO, who coached Jessica Ennis-Hill to Olympic heptathlon glory, has been declared ineligible to receive public funding following the issuing of a life ban from athletics in August 2022.
An investigation found Minichiello engaged in “sexually physical behaviour” with athletes and an independent case management group issued a life ban from track and field.
UK Sport, the body which funds elite Olympic and Paralympic sport, convened a panel to consider Minichiello’s eligibility to receive public funding after the August 2022 ban.
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