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



Sambo targets IOC recognition as next step on global journey

By Duncan Mackay at the JW Marriott Hotel Absheron in Baku


A demonstration of sambo was held during the AIPS Congress in Baku ©ITGApril 29 - Sambo, the martial art developed for Russia's military and police force in the 1930s,  is hoping to take another leap forward in its expansion plans by getting recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).













JTA growth in Olympic market recognised by Queen's Award for Enterprise

By Duncan Mackay

JTA have been awarded a Queen's Award for Enterprise in International Trade after increasing its turnover to £2.5 million, mainly thanks to overseas clients in the Olympic Movement ©JTAApril 22 - British-based international relations and communications agency JTA have been awarded a prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise in International Trade after increasing its turnover to £2.5 million ($4.2 million/€3 million), most of it coming from overseas clients linked to the Olympic Movement.