Leading athletics coach Rana Reider to be investigated over sexual misconduct claims

• The US Center for SafeSport is to conduct investigation
• British athletes told to cease all association' with coach

One of the world's leading track and field coaches is to be investigated by the US Center for SafeSport after multiple complaints of sexual misconduct were made against him, the Guardian can reveal.

Rana Reider has earned a glittering reputation in the sport after guiding several Olympic and world champions to glory, including the Tokyo 2020 Olympic 200m gold medallist Andre de Grasse and the world triple jump champion Christian Taylor. The American also trains numerous other elite athletes, including Britain's Adam Gemili and Daryll Neita, from his Florida-based Tumbleweed Track Club.