German gymnastics launches probe over abuse allegations

Bronze medalist Tabea Alt said her health was “deliberately jeopardized” during her time with the German gymnastics federation DTB, when she was pressured into competing despite serious injuries.

The German gymnastics federation DTB has pledged to launch an investigation into physical and mental abuse allegations made by 24-year-old retired gymnast Tabea Alt.

On Sunday, the DTB told Germany’s DPA news agency that it “had concrete information on potential wrongdoing from coaches at the federal training center in Stuttgart.”

“The subject of the investigation will be possible misconduct by coaches as well as errors in the high performance sports system at national bases,” the federation said.

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