Sir Craig Reedie, key London 2012 Olympics figure and former BOA chair, dies aged 84
المصدر: The Guardian Sport | Source: The Guardian Sport
Reedie also served as president of World Anti-Doping Agency
Sebastian Coe hails ‘mentor, wise counsel and passionate advisor’
Sir Craig Reedie, a giant of the Olympic movement, who served as chair of the British Olympic Association for more than a decade and was instrumental in bringing the Games to London in 2012, has died at the age of 84.
Tributes have poured in for the Scots-born Reedie, who was also president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) when Russia was found guilty of state-sponsored doping across “a vast majority” of winter and summer sports, including at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. During this tumultuous period, Reedie and Wada recommended that Russia be banned from the 2016 Rio Games – a call that was ultimately rejected by the International Olympic Committee.
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