Athletics in the UK: The Rise and Fall of the BAF

133 Epilogue It will also be crucial that UK athletics retains the services of the ageing armies of voluntary officials and coaches on whom the majority of the sport depends. Furthermore the renewal of lucrative television and sponsorship agreements in a post Olympic and potentially still critical economic environment will determine whether UK Athletics and its high spending satellite organisations can continue to deliver the levels of employment and services that have been built up. Let’s hope it all succeeds.