Adam Gemili

2022 - 7 - 19

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Adam Gemili blames 'bad press' over coach under investigation for ... (The Guardian)

Adam Gemili pointed to a stream of “bad press” over an investigation into his coach Rana Reider and said it had contributed to his exit in the heats of the ...

Fellow British sprinter Daryll Neita left Reider’s Florida training group but Gemili and Laviai Nielsen were removed from the programme in December after opting to stay with him. “I also shouldn’t have made comments about the press when interviewed. I do understand they have a job to do but it’s just been a lot to deal [with] and hope you can understand that.”

Adam Gemili blames press coverage of coach after World ... (The Independent)

Adam Gemili has blamed bad press about his coach Rana Reider after he crashed out of the World Championships. The sprinter failed to progress beyond the ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. “I also shouldn’t have made comments about the press when interviewed. British team-mate Daryll Neita left the Florida-based camp and is now training in Italy.

Adam Gemili hits out at 'relentless bad press' over coach Rana Reider (Telegraph.co.uk)

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“Police were immediately notified and went to remove him from the venue. Asked last month why he was remaining loyal to his American coach, Gemili said: “I’m in a sticky situation. Reider, a former UK Athletics coach, was cautioned by police in Eugene on Saturday after he was caught on site at the World Championships and refused to leave despite being denied accreditation. "I'm just a normal guy. it’s the press to be honest with you. “We need to do more to protect athletes’ wellbeing and safeguarding from...

Gemili's 200m bid ends with first-round exit (Kent Online)

Dartford sprinter Adam Gemili suffered a first-round exit in the 200m at the World Athletics Championships on Monday. The Blackheath & Bromley AC runner ...

I do understand they have a job to do but it's been a lot to deal [with] and [I] hope you can understand that." Clarifying his comments on Twitter, Gemili added: "Apologies for my performance out there. "It's tough but there's no excuses - I just wasn't good enough today.

UK Sprinter Slams "Relentless" Bad Press As Coach Ejected From ... (Balls.ie)

British sprinter Adam Gemili has hit out at the media following his exit in the heats of the 200m at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, ...

I do understand they have a job to do but it’s just been a lot to deal and hope you can understand that I think as an athlete sometimes you feel responsible for the situation." Every week there's been something and it's just taken its toll." "As an athlete you want no distractions going into major competitions, your only distraction should be your opponents. I also shouldn’t have made comments about the press when interviewed. "There's been a lot of bad press around my setup and me and it's been relentless.

Gemili apologises for citing media focus on coach Reider after world ... (Insidethegames.biz)

British sprinter Adam Gemili, who said after failing to qualify for the World Athletics Championships 200 metres semi-finals that media coverage about his ...

"He was asked to leave, and he refused. "It's great to come to a champs and have people cheering my name. "I am not a superstar - I want to run fast every day and enjoy the sport and make people happy. "I do understand they have a job to do but it's just been a lot to deal [with] and hope you can understand that." "I just was not good enough today and that's a shame for me. "This year I have taken a battering and it's showing," Gemili said.