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Canadian Olympic Committee pulls accreditation from Andre De Grasse鈥檚 coach

Rana Reider鈥檚 lawyer says move based on 鈥榶ears-old claims in a lawsuit by former athletes鈥
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Andre De Grasse smiles after racing to a gold medal in the men鈥檚 200m final at the Olympics in Tokyo on August 4, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

The Canadian Olympic Committee says it has revoked accreditation from the coach of six-time Olympic medal-winning sprinter Andre De Grasse. The COC says 鈥渘ew information鈥 has come to light about the appropriateness of accrediting Rana Reider, but did not specify the nature of that information.

The organization says Reider was on probation with the U.S. Center for SafeSport until May of this year, and the decision to accredit him was based on the understanding that he had no other suspensions or sanctions against him.

U.K. media outlets have reported the decision to revoke his accreditation is tied to concerns about the 鈥渟afeguarding鈥 of athletes and allegations of sexual and emotional abuse, and court documents filed in Florida show three women suing Reider there over allegations that include sexual and emotional abuse.

Reider鈥檚 U.S. based lawyer says his client has been denied the right to continue coaching in Paris without due process, based on what he calls 鈥測ears-old claims in a lawsuit by former athletes seeking financial gain.鈥

In court documents filed in May, Reider has denied the allegations contained in the first lawsuit, and filed a counterclaim alleging defamation. The other two claims are listed as having been filed in June and no response has been filed at this time.

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