British sprinters’ training was wrecked when coach went ‘missing’ in Morocco… only to later turn up in jail for sexually assaulting a minor

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British sprinters’ training was wrecked when coach went ‘missing’ in Morocco… only to later turn up in jail for sexually assaulting a minor

Daily Mail · 2 hours ago

British sprinters had their training disrupted after their coach unexpectedly went "missing" while the group was in Morocco, leaving athletes without proper supervision during a key period of preparation. It later emerged that the coach had not simply disappeared but had been detained, and he subsequently turned up in jail after being convicted or held for sexually assaulting a minor, a revelation that has raised serious questions about vetting and duty-of-care arrangements for athletes training abroad.

The full details of the incident, including the coach's identity, the specific training camp affected and the athletes involved, are not fully set out in the available article text, which largely consists of site navigation and unrelated headlines rather than the story's body. What is clear from the reporting is the sequence of events: a coach's sudden unexplained absence in Morocco disrupted a British sprint squad's training block, before the truth emerged that he was in custody over a serious sexual offence against a child.

  • Coach vanished in Morocco, disrupting British sprinters' training camp
  • He was later found jailed, not simply missing
  • Convicted or held over sexually assaulting a minor

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