While Trepanier's departure comes 4 days after the athletes' open letter to Sport Canada, it also comes eight years after a similar letter to Boxing Canada signed by national team coaches/athletes calling for his resignation.
In 2014, Cdn coaches/athletes wrote to Boxing Canada: “We the coaches & athletes of the National Team no longer want to work with Daniel Trepanier. The coaches & boxers don’t want him in corners... He is not fit to lead the (program)." https://t.co/uPQJ0BEoEY via @torontostar
"Representing your country is a big deal and there's a lot of pressure on you, and then on top of that you're battling your organization. You feel that it's not about the athletes at all, it's about ulterior motives, it's about agendas."
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