2-time Canadian Olympic sprinter Desai Williams dead at 62
Former Canadian sprinter Desai Williams died all of a sudden over the weekend on the age of 62
No official reason for dying was given.
Williams ran on Canada’s 4×100-metre relay that gained bronze on the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, though he was higher recognized for his sixth-place end within the 100 metres on the 1988 Seoul Olympics that noticed teammate Ben Johnson stripped of his gold medal after a optimistic doping check.
The monitor and discipline group was shaken by the information of Williams’ dying.
CFL Corridor of Fame quarterback Damon Allen tweeted: “My condolences to the household of Desai Williams, I’ll miss our occasions on the monitor throughout our run to the Gray Cup in 2004. Thanks RIP.”
4-time Olympic medallist Ato Boldon tweeted “RIP” with a photograph of Williams.
