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Moyo Sports
Moyo Sports is an athlete management agency at the heart of international track and road running. Our primary objective is to assist our athletes achieve their sporting goals and to maximise their financial capability. We have a solid footprint in athlete representation within the UK but also represent a select group of world-class talent from East Africa.
Trusted to deliver
Over the past decade we have firmly established ourselves within the close-knit world of track and field building up a global athletics network to deliver for our athletes. Many have been selected to compete at Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European Championships as well as their junior equivalents. Since our founding our values of integrity, passion and transparency have remained constant. We put our athletes first – always.
About us
Moyo Sports is an athlete management agency at the heart of international track and road running. Our primary objective is to assist athletes to achieve their sporting goals and to maximise their financial capability. Over the past decade we have firmly established ourselves within the close-knit world of track and field building up a global athletics network to deliver for our clients.
We have a solid footprint in athlete representation within the UK but also represent a select group of world-class talent from East Africa. Many of our athletes have been selected to compete at Olympic, World and European Championships as well as their junior equivalents. Since our founding our values of integrity, passion and transparency have remained constant.
Malcolm Anderson, Moyo Sports founding Director and principle Athlete Representative (AR), is accredited by the International Associations of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and is one of a select number of athletics agents who have membership of the Association of Athletics Managers (AAM).
Ben Connor
British 10,000m Champion
Event: | 10,000m |
Nationality: | GBR |
PR: | 27.57.60 |
Coach: | |
Sponsor: | |
DOB: | 17/10/1992 |
Hometown: | Derby |
Career highlights
| Gold | British 10,000m Champion, 2019 |
| Bronze | European 10,000m cup, Highgate 2019 |
| Bronze | British Championships and World Championship Trials 5,000m, 2019 |
| 8th | Barcelona Half Marathon 2020 61.34 |
| 16th | Valencia 10km, 2020 28.10 |
| 1st | British Cross Challenge and Euro Trials Liverpool 2019 |
| Semi Finalist | World Championships 5,000m, Doha 2019 |
| 10th | London Anniversary Games 5,000m 2019: 13.19.47 |
| Winner | Manchester Half Marathon 2019 |
| 2nd | Morton Games 5,000m, 2018 |
| 8th | Barelona Half Marathon, 2018 61.12 |
| 5th | Great Edinburgh Cross Country, 2018 |
| 6th | Team Bronze | European Cross Country Championships, 2017 |
| Bronze | British National Championships, 10,000m, 2017 |
| Bronze | British National Championships 5,000m, 2017 |
| 3rd | Great South Run, Portsmouth, 2017 |
| 1st | Armagh International , 2017 |
| 8th | Great North Run, 2016 |
Biography
Ben is originally from Derby, UK but from 2011 was stateside under an athletics scholarship with American college Providence. On his full return to the UK Ben joined Team New Balance Manchester, a small group of full time elite distance runners from Europe (2017-2019).
Ben’s progress under Coach Steve Vernon in 2017 was clear with PB’s across 3,000m, 5,000m, 10,000m, 5km road and 10km road as well as National titles and GB representation in cross country. Strong results continued into 2018 with a 5th place at the Edinburgh Cross Country, a 61.12 PB at the Barcelona Half marathon for 8th fastest on the UK all-time lists as well as Team GB representation at the World Half Marathon Championships. His opening track race of 2018 was in California in April where he ran a PB of 28.14 for 10,000m.
Coming off the back of injury in late 2018 and early 2019 Ben tested his fitness at the Brighton 10km (29.03) and the paced the 65.00 group at the London Marathon, with a view to moving up to this distance in the near future. In July 2019 he showed that he has more than returned to form, clocking 27.57.60 to take the British title and 3rd in the European 10,000m cup in Highgate. He followed this up with another PB and World Championships qualifying time at the London Anniversary Games, stopping the clock at 13.19.47. He finished 3rd at the British Championships and World Championships trials in August. At the end of 2019 he won the British Athletics Cross Challenge and Euro Trials in Liverpool, earning automatic selection for the European Cross Country Championships in Lisbon in December.
Event:
10,000m
Nationality:
GBR
PR:
27.57.60
Coach:
Sponsor:
DOB:
17/10/1992
Birthplace:
Derby
Career highlights
| Gold | British 10,000m Champion, 2019 |
| Bronze | European 10,000m cup, Highgate 2019 |
| Bronze | British Championships and World Championship Trials 5,000m, 2019 |
| 8th | Barcelona Half Marathon 2020 61.34 |
| 16th | Valencia 10km, 2020 28.10 |
| 1st | British Cross Challenge and Euro Trials Liverpool 2019 |
| Semi Finalist | World Championships 5,000m, Doha 2019 |
| 10th | London Anniversary Games 5,000m 2019: 13.19.47 |
| Winner | Manchester Half Marathon 2019 |
| 2nd | Morton Games 5,000m, 2018 |
| 8th | Barelona Half Marathon, 2018 61.12 |
| 5th | Great Edinburgh Cross Country, 2018 |
| 6th | Team Bronze | European Cross Country Championships, 2017 |
| Bronze | British National Championships, 10,000m, 2017 |
| Bronze | British National Championships 5,000m, 2017 |
| 3rd | Great South Run, Portsmouth, 2017 |
| 1st | Armagh International , 2017 |
| 8th | Great North Run, 2016 |
Personal Bests
| Half Marathon | 61.12 |
| 5000m | 13.19.47 |
| 3000m | 7.54.01 |
| 10km | 28.10 |
| 10,000m | 27.57.60 |
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Road
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Next Generation
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Services
Sponsorship negotiation
Visa, insurance and medical services
Media and brand development
Competition scheduling/negotiation
Travel and accomodation management
Finance and accounting
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Competition scheduling/negotiation
Strong and trusting relationships built over the past decade with event and meeting directors worldwide is a cornerstone to Moyo Sports ability to deliver for athletes needs. Whether Diamond League, World Challenge, European or Classic track meets to World Marathon Major Series and IAAF Gold, Silver and Bronze label races, to IAAF permit cross country events we have established a network to deliver.
Travel and accomodation management
We source and provide travel and accommodation options for our athletes in the lead up to their competitions. This is done through a strong relationship with our own reputable and established travel agent.
Finance and accounting
Every athlete should expect openness, transparency and integrity with regard to all financial matters. Although we do not specifically manage our athlete’s funds, we ensure clear and understandable breakdowns are provided and source any documentation related to areas such as foreign withholding tax issues.
Sponsorship negotiation
Maximising our athlete’s earnings through sponsorship opportunities is central to Moyo Sports work. We have built partnerships with all major shoe brands’ UK, European and International marketing departments.
Visa, insurance and medical services
Moyo Sports has relationships with several key Embassies worldwide in order to facilitate smooth visa application processes for our athletes. In particular our service centre in Addis Ababa and Nairobi provide all visa, insurance and embassy services for our athletes, as well as medical certificate requirements such as yellow fever and proof of vaccinations and assistance in obtaining P-1 USA visas.
Media and brand development
Whether they are from the UK, East Africa or elsewhere athletes have diverse and unique stories which should be understood and promoted to a wider audience. We source opportunities through TV, radio, print and online publications but increasingly produce our own content for distribution using new technology and social media.
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For more information about Moyo Sports or on our athletes please get in touch.