Who Is Rana Reider? The US Sprint Coach Who has also trained Andre De Grasse, Thrown Out of Olympics Amid Shocking Sexual Abuse Allegations [Video]

American sprint coach Rana Reider has been removed from the Olympics following allegations of sexual and emotional abuse from three female athletes. The accusations emerged in a lawsuit filed in Florida over the weekend.

Reider had been coaching sprinters Marcell Jacobs of Italy and Andre De Grasse of Canada at the Paris Olympics. He was accredited by the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC). However, his lawyer, Ryan Stevens, was informed on Monday that the COC would withdraw his accreditation, according to The Guardian.

This development follows a report by The Times, which detailed the lawsuit against Reider. The lawsuit, filed in Broward County, Florida, includes accusations from three women, two of whom were named. USA Track & Field (USATF) informed the Canadians about the lawsuit on Sunday after learning of Reider’s accreditation for the Olympics.

Reider had already been under scrutiny from World Athletics. Days before the lawsuit, World Athletics had questioned …