‘Change will not happen overnight’: British Gymnastics grapples with aftermath of Whyte Review

British Gymnastics (BG) has revealed that of the more than 200 cases that emerged from the review into the sport’s abusive culture, only 74 have been completed.

The cases were serious enough to warrant further investigation through an independent complaints process; but BG is unwilling to confirm how many coaches have been sanctioned as a result.

Giving an update on ‘Reform 25’ – the governing body’s blueprint to make the sport a safer place – all they will say is the outcome of any case can lead to everything from “no action required”, to sanctions up to and including a lifetime ban.Separately, BG itself has received more than 1,300 “concerns” since gymnasts first started speaking out about their treatment almost three years ago. It says just over half of those have been resolved.

That headline figure represents an average of more than 400 complaints a year since 2020; before that BG would deal with a maximum of 250.

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