Sean Ingle is a British

sports journalist Sport is a physical activity or game, often competitive and organized, that maintains or improves physical ability and skills. Sport may provide enjoyment to participants and entertainment to spectators. The number of participants in a par ...

. He is currently the chief sports reporter and columnist for ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...

'' and ''

The Observer ''The Observer'' is a British newspaper published on Sundays. First published in 1791, it is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper. In 1993 it was acquired by Guardian Media Group Limited, and operated as a sister paper to ''The Guardian'' ...

''. He was previously the newspaper's athletics correspondent and online sports editor.

Early life and education

Ingle was born in Luton, UK. He was educated at Luton Sixth Form College before graduating from the

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with a first-class degree in Political Science and Government in 1997.

Career

Ingle began his career in journalism as a sports writer for ''EMAP'' in 1998. He joined ''The Guardian'' a year and a half later in the same capacity until he was promoted to deputy sports editor and then sports editor of the website in 2004. He also launched the popular podcast Football Weekly, which was nominated for a Sony award. Ingle was posted to

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to cover the 2006 World Cup for ''The Guardian''. In

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, while at a restaurant with colleague Jonathan Wilson, he was bitten on the

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by a

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; the dog bit him so hard that he bled. He remained as the sports editor of the website until after the 2012 Olympics in London, when he was named a senior sports writer and Athletics Correspondent, as he returned to full-time reporting duties for ''The Guardian'', ''Observer'' and the website. He also began writing a weekly column on issues in sport. Ingle has broken several high-profile stories, including the revelation that four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome failed a doping test during the

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road race in September 2017. His report, co-authored with Martha Kelner, won Scoop of the Year at the 2017 British Sports Journalism Awards. He was named Specialist Correspondent of the Year at the 2016 and 2017 British Sports Journalism Awards.

References

External links

Sean Ingle on Twitter
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people The Guardian journalists British sports journalists British podcasters People from Luton English people of Irish descent Alumni of the University of Sheffield Anti-transgender activists {{UK-journalist-stub