Michael Pavitt Senior reporter

Since joining insidethegames.biz in 2015, Michael Pavitt has covered a variety of international multi-sport events, including the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics and Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

His questioning led to insidethegames exclusively revealing Russia’s 15-year-old Kamila Valieva had tested positive for banned drugs before Beijing 2022.

Michael has reported from the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, two editions of the Pan American Games, as well as the European Games, Pacific Games and the Asian Winter Games.

Michael has also covered multiple IOC Sessions, ANOC General Assemblies and International Federation Congresses.

Michael Pavitt

Recent articles by Michael






Ukraine and Portugal celebrate ITU World Cup victories in Alanya

Ukraine and Portugal celebrate ITU World Cup victories in Alanya

Ukraine’s Yuliya Yelistratova earned the second International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Cup victory of her career, producing an excellent performance in the Turkish town Alanya, while Portugal’s João Pereira clinched his first-ever title, breaking away from a large group to lead the run from start to finish.