David Bedford out as CEO of Athletics Canada after sexual Twitter exchanges: sources | CBC Sports

The CEO of Athletics Canada has been ousted from his job after engaging in series of sexually graphic Twitter exchanges over a number of months on his personal account, according to sources.David Bedford has been let go as CEO of Athletics Canada, the governing body of track and field, according to sources. (Athletics Canada)The CEO of Athletics Canada has been ousted from his job after engaging in a series of sexually graphic Twitter exchanges over a number of months from his personal account, according to sources. Athletics Canada’s board of governors made the near-unanimous decision to cut ties with Dave Bedford after an emergency meeting on Monday. The sources are not being named because they are not authorized to speak publicly about the matter. An official announcement is expected later Wednesday. Athletics Canada did not comment when reached Wednesday. Athletics Canada is a publicly funded organization that represents thousands of athletes, from children running in local clubs to elite athletes competing for Canada at the Olympics and other international events. Bedford posted the tweets as replies to nearly a dozen different Twitter accounts. The tweets have since been deleted. Bedford says they were exchanges of humour In an interview with…
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