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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).
Jess Piasecki
Olympian | 2nd fastest all time British female marathoner
Event: | Marathon |
Nationality: | GBR |
PR: | 2.25.29 |
Coach: | Robert Hawkins |
Sponsor: | PUMA |
DOB: | 18/04/1990 |
Hometown: |
Career highlights
| 12 | World Championships, Eugene, 2022 |
| 71st | Olympic Games, Tokyo 2021 |
| 5th | Seville Marathon 2022, 2.22.27 |
| 2nd | Santa Pola Half Marathon, 2022 67.20 |
| 1st | Florence Marathon 2019: 2.25.28 |
| 8th | Lisbon Half Marathon, 2021 69.44 |
| 2nd | Great South Run, 2021 |
| 3rd | Great Manchester Run, 2021 |
| 1st | Usti Nad Labem Half Marathon 2019 |
| 2nd | Vitality London 10,000m, 2019 |
| 6th | Beach to Beacon 10km, 2019 |
| Winner | European U23 Cross Country Championships 2012 |
Biography
Jess Piasecki is a British Olympian and 2nd fastest all-time British female marathon runner with a personal best of 2.22.27. She enjoyed a breakthrough year in 2019, first by winning the Run Czech Usti Nad Labem Half Marathon in a then new PB of 71.34, and then stormed to an excellent 2.25.29 win at the Florence Marathon on her debut.
Since demonstrating her potential by winning the European Under-23 Cross Country Championships back in 2012 Jess’s career had been frustrated by injury and illness. But the signs were strong for a come-back early on in 2019 after 2nd place over the mud at the British Trials for the World Cross Country which secured an automatic spot on the GB team to Aarhus, Denmark. A solid 37th place in the senior women’s race and confidence going forward in to the summer and autumn.
With delayed Olympic year in 2021 Jess’ timing was perfect. British Athletics selected Jess for the Tokyo Olympics, her first Team GB Olympic Games of her career to date.
Jess’ 2021 continued to progress with the autumn road race season being a key focus. Great Mancehster and Great South Runs brought podium places with 2nd and 3rd. Her time in the Leeds Abbey Dash 10km was a 31.20 PB which ranked her top 30 in the Worlds lists. Then an exellent personal best run in Lisbon Half Marathon, placing 1st European and 8th overall amongst a depth of East African talent.
What a start to 2022! Jess is now ranked the 2nd fastest all time British marathoner after a 2.22.27 5th place at Seville Marathon. Just 3 weeks before that she smashed her half marathon PB to 67.20 for 2nd at Santa Pola Half. Training and racing in Spain certainly paying of for all the hard work that she and her coach Robert Hawkins put in.
Then came the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, USA. An excellent 12th place, running with the chasing pack of 6 women, half of whome were from the USA team, competing in tough conditions.
Event:
Marathon
Nationality:
GBR
PR:
2.25.29
Coach:
Robert Hawkins
Sponsor:
PUMA
DOB:
18/04/1990
Birthplace:
Career highlights
| 12 | World Championships, Eugene, 2022 |
| 71st | Olympic Games, Tokyo 2021 |
| 5th | Seville Marathon 2022, 2.22.27 |
| 2nd | Santa Pola Half Marathon, 2022 67.20 |
| 1st | Florence Marathon 2019: 2.25.28 |
| 8th | Lisbon Half Marathon, 2021 69.44 |
| 2nd | Great South Run, 2021 |
| 3rd | Great Manchester Run, 2021 |
| 1st | Usti Nad Labem Half Marathon 2019 |
| 2nd | Vitality London 10,000m, 2019 |
| 6th | Beach to Beacon 10km, 2019 |
| Winner | European U23 Cross Country Championships 2012 |
Personal Bests
| Marathon | 2.22.27 |
| Half Marathon | 67.20 |
| 10km | 31.19 |
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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.