Gary West took over as coach of Meares after she won a sprint silver at the 2008 Olympics. (Source: Twitter) Gary West took over as coach of Meares after she won a sprint silver at the 2008 Olympics. (Source: Twitter)Gary West, the coach who guided Anna Meares to gold at the 2012 London Olympics, has died at the age of 57, Cycling Australia said on Sunday. West stood down as Australia’s head track sprint coach last year after eight years in the role when he was diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease (MND). “Gary was a man of utmost integrity,” Cycling Australia CEO Nick Green said in a statement.

Source: Indian Express August 20, 2017 09:11 UTC