British Gymnastics mistreatment allegations: Athletes cannot ‘heal’, says Aly Raisman

Gymnasts will not be able to “heal” if an investigation into allegations of mistreatment in British Gymnastics takes a long time, says Aly Raisman.

American Raisman, 26, is a survivor of the biggest abuse scandal in US gymnastics history.

Several British gymnasts have recently alleged there has been a culture of mistreatment in the sport.

GB Olympic bronze medallist Amy Tinkler said she “would give up that medal to not have gone through what I did”.

Tinkler, 20, submitted a complaint over allegations of mistreatment within the sport in December 2019, which was dismissed in August.

“It’s so devastating to hear and it’s heartbreaking because as a little girl you dream about going the Olympics,” three-time Olympic champion Raisman told BBC Sport about her own experience. “It’s such a magical thing as a kid.

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