Desai Williams

Desai Williams (June 12, 1959 – April 2022)[1] was a Canadian sprinter. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in 1984 Summer Olympics. He was born in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis.

Williams was fired as a coach by Athletics Canada in 2015. An investigation found that Williams had violated the organization's sexual harassment policy while a coach in 2010. In 2018, he was handed a lifetime ban by Athletics Canada.[2][3][4]

Williams died in April 2022 at the age of 62.[5]

References

  1. "Desai Williams - Olympic". Olympic.org.
  2. Athletics Canada hands lifetime ban to former sprinter Desai Williams. CBC. October 3, 2018. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/trackandfield/desai-williams-lifetime-ban-athletics-canada-1.4849461. 
  3. Canada losing ground on abuse, harassment reporting in sports: study. CBC. November 7, 2018. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/canada-sport-abuse-1.4895423. 
  4. Ewing, Lori (November 7, 2018). Canada falling behind in sports-related abuse and harassment reporting: study. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/4640368/canada-behind-sports-abuse-harassment-reporting/. 
  5. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/trackandfield/desai-williams-obit-1.6417244