The Canadian Olympic Committee revoked the Olympic accreditation of personal track coach Rana Reider on Tuesday amid allegations of sexual and emotional abuse.
Reider was in Paris as coach of Canada’s Andre de Grasse, Italian Olympian Marcell Jacobs and American Trayvon Bromell. Jacobs won two gold medals in the Tokyo Olympics; de Grasse is a six-time Olympic medalist in the 200-meter dash who said he left the personal coach in 2022 because of “distractions.”
But de Grasse said he returned after Reider was placed on probation by the U.S. Center for SafeSport. The new accusations and lawsuits became public knowledge in the past 60 days.
“Rana Reider was accredited as a personal coach, with access only to the athletics warm-up area and training venues,” the COC said Tuesday in a statement. “The decision to provide him with that access was based on the understanding that his probation with the US Center for Safe Sport ended in May this year, that he had no other suspensions or sanctions, and otherwise met our eligibility requirements. On Sunday, August 4, we learned of new information about the appropriateness of Mr. Reider remaining accredited by Team Canada at the Paris 2024 Games. In discussion with Athletics Canada, it was agreed that Mr. Reider’s accreditation be revoked.”
Three lawsuits in Florida were filed against Reider and the personal training facility he owns and operates in recent months. One of the cases, filed in Broward County, identifies the plaintiff as Jane Doe, a professional female track and field athlete living in the United Kingdom, who claims the pattern of sexual assault and emotional abuse started at age 17 and lasted six years, leading to two suicide attempts and psychiatric hospitalization.
–Field Level Media