11 Facts About Sean Ingle

Sean Ingle is currently the chief sports reporter and columnist for The Guardian and The Observer.

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

Sean Ingle was educated at Luton Sixth Form College before graduating from the University of Sheffield with a first-class degree in Political Science and Government in 1997.

Sean Ingle 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.

Sean Ingle launched the popular podcast Football Weekly, which was nominated for a Sony award.

Sean Ingle was posted to Germany to cover the 2006 World Cup for The Guardian.

Sean Ingle 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.

Sean Ingle began writing a weekly column on issues in sport.

Sean 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 Vuelta a Espana road race in September 2017.

Sean Ingle's report, co-authored with Martha Kelner, won Scoop of the Year at the 2017 British Sports Journalism Awards.

Sean Ingle was named Specialist Correspondent of the Year at the 2016 and 2017 British Sports Journalism Awards.