sport news John Lees STRIPPED of Scottish Athletics award after being handed a lifetime ban
John Lees STRIPPED of his prestigious Scottish Athletics award after the former coach was handed a lifetime ban from the sport for sexual misconduct towards athletes Former coach John Lees was handed a lifetime ban for sexual misconduct Mhairi Maclennan has called for her former coach to be stripped of an award Lees has been stripped of his Development Coach of the Year award
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Scottish Athletics has stripped disgraced coach John Lees of a prestigious award he won in 2018.
Speaking exclusively to Sportsmail last week, Scots runner Mhairi Maclennan called for the coach who abused her to have his Development Coach of the Year award revoked.
Lees was banned for life last month for inappropriate behaviour towards athletes. He was found guilty by an independent appeals committee of five charges, and admitted two others.
John Lees has been stripped of his 2018 Development Coach of the Year award
Upheld charges included sexual touching, making a sexualised comment to a female
