Former Boa And Wada Executive Reedie Dies Aged 84

Sir Craig Reedie, nan erstwhile chair of nan British Olympic Association (BOA) and president of nan World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada), has died astatine nan property of 84.

Reedie chaired nan BOA betwixt 1992 and 2005, earlier going connected to go nan 3rd president of Wada, serving from 2014 to 2019.

As BOA chair he was portion of London's successful bid for nan 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and went connected to service arsenic a head of nan organising committee for nan 2 events.

He was besides a personnel of nan International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive committee betwixt 2009 and 2012 and its vice president betwixt 2012-2016.

"If you person worked successful Olympic sport, past it's highly apt that you would person known Sir Craig Reedie. How fortunate we each were," said Dame Katherine Grainger, nan existent chair of nan BOA.

"Few knew nan Olympic activity amended and less still served it pinch specified distinction. His dedicated work to nan BOA, to nan IOC and to Wada is notable.

"He ever fought difficult for Olympic sport, and fought harder still for cleanable sport. In doing truthful he saw nan bully and, inevitably, nan bad of our sporting system.

"It was nan measurement of Craig that it ne'er diminished his emotion of athletics and nan Olympic activity successful particular."

Reedie was an world badminton player, representing Great Britain successful nan 1960s, and subsequently led nan Scottish Badminton Union.

In 1981, he was elected International Badminton Federation president, wherever he led nan successful run to see badminton astatine nan 1992 Olympic Games successful Barcelona.

He presided complete Wada during nan revelation of state-sponsored doping by Russia, starring to nan country's athletes being banned from competing nether their nationalist flag.

"Sir Craig dedicated his full life to nan work of athletics and nan Olympic Movement," said IOC president Kirsty Coventry.

"He was a patient guardian of integrity, guiding nan world sporting organization done immoderate of its astir challenging moments pinch dignity and resolve.

"His publication to nan Olympic Games, to cleanable athletics and to nan improvement of athletes worldwide will strengthen for generations to come."

Reedie was appointed Commander of nan British Empire (CBE) successful 1999, knighted arsenic a Knight Bachelor successful 2006, and was later elevated to Knight Grand Cross (GBE) successful 2018.