Leon Reid

Posted by Jason Henderson | Jul 13, 2022 | 0. Sprinter is blocked from racing in Birmingham following a criminal conviction that he received earlier this ...

Commonwealth Games Northern Ireland said it was “disappointed to confirm that track athlete Leon Reid has been denied entry to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games following a security risk assessment”. “Birmingham 2022 has worked closely with the National Accreditation Team to vet and check all delegate attendees that are planning to attend the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. The 27-year-old was named in Northern Ireland’s team for the Games but the Birmingham 2022 organising committee has denied him entry with a spokesman saying: “As with any major event, delivering a safe and secure experience for all involved requires stringent checks and balances being put in place and adhered to.

Reid won 200m bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games but was found guilty in February this year of allowing his flat to be used to produce cocaine.

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IRELAND'S Tokyo Olympics runner Leon Reid has been denied entry into the Commonwealth Games.The 27-year-old, who won a bronze medal at the 2018 Common.

He competed for Northern Ireland are the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning bronze in the 200m in the latter. He had been named in the Northern Ireland team to compete in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Despite winning a silver medal for England at the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2008, he went on to declare for Northern Ireland - the country of his mother's birth.