Former President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Craig Reidy has died at the age of 85, as reported on the IOC's website.
Reidy was, at various times, the vice president of the IOC, the head of the International Badminton Federation, and the British Olympic Association.
"His contribution to the Olympic Games, to clean sport, and to the development of athletes worldwide will be preserved for generations to come," said IOC President Kirsty Coventry.
Reidy led WADA from 2014 to 2019 — as noted in the IOC's release, "during one of the most tumultuous periods in sports history — the exposure of systematic manipulation of the anti-doping system in Russia."
The Olympic flag will be flown at half-mast for three days at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne due to Reidy's death.
Reidy was born in Scotland in 1941. From 1992 to 2005, he led the British Olympic Association (BOA), contributing to London's successful bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games. He also chaired the organizing committee for the London Games. He became an IOC member in 1994, later serving on the executive board of the organization (2009–2012) and holding the position of vice president (2012–2016).
