Independent review into allegations of mistreatment in gymnastics formally starts

An ex-Olympic gymnast, who denies abusing children, was expelled by the sport’s governing body 12 years after a complaint was first made against him. Stan Wild, 77, competed at two Olympic Games and later founded a club in York. In 2008, a woman reported alleged abuse to police and British Gymnastics, but after an inquiry…

A further two coaches have been suspended by British Gymnastics. Helen Potter and Rory Weavers are coaches at Bristol Hawks Gymnastics Club, where they are also personal coaches to Olympian Claudia Fragapane. BBC Sport understands the complaints made against the two coaches are not related to Fragapane. Last month, a coach in Nottingham was also…

Olympic bronze medallist Nile Wilson says news of British Gymnastics chief executive Jane Allen’s plan to retire is a “great day for the sport”. Allen has said she will retire in December but the move comes at a time when her organisation is investigating claims athletes have been mistreated. In an exclusive interview with BBC…

Nicole Pavier says an eating disorder still “plagues” her life. A former England gymnast, she says she was weighed every day during her career. Pavier, 24, told BBC Sport how she developed bulimia when she was 14 and that she retired three years later after becoming “a shell of a person”. She is one of…