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'Missing' athletics coach Baptiste serving prison sentence in Morocco

'Missing' athletics coach Baptiste serving prison sentence in Morocco
BBC News Wednesday 19 August 2026, 15:19 UTC 1 min read
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An English athletics coach said by media reports to be missing is serving a prison sentence in Morocco, BBC Sport can reveal.

An English athletics coach said by media reports to be missing is serving a prison sentence in Morocco, BBC Sport can reveal.
Baptiste (PERSON) Morocco (LOCATION) English (ORG) BBC Sport (ORG)
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