The British Athletics Federation fined $471,000 in the case of the death of Emirati champion Abdullah Hayai

A British court imposed a fine of 350,000 pounds sterling (471,000 US dollars) on the British Athletics Association on Tuesday, after it pleaded guilty in the manslaughter case related to the death of Emirati Paralympic athlete Abdullah Hayai after a training cage fell on him during a training session.

Emirati Abdullah Hayai (36 years old) was preparing to represent the UAE when he was hit in the head by a metal pole during the accident that occurred at a training center based in east London on July 11, 2017.

Judge Richard Marks said during his sentencing on Tuesday in London, “The tragedy of Hayai’s death could have been avoided.”

The sanctions also included obliging the director of the World Athletics Championships for People with Special Needs, which was held in 2017 in London, Keith Davies (79 years old), to perform 175 hours of volunteer work after he admitted to causing this crisis. The British judge also said that Davies knew or should have known that there were problems with the training equipment, due to the collapse of another cage.

Part of the throwing cage fell on Hayai while he was participating in a training session, noting that the Emirati champion participated in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and ranked sixth in the javelin throw and seventh in the shot put competition.

The cage, made of metal poles and wire, weighs 200 kilograms and is designed to protect spectators from throws.