Video report by ITV News Sports Editor Steve Scott British Gymnastics’ under-fire chief executive has announced she will retire from the role in December amid escalating allegations of bullying and abuse within the domestic sport. Jane Allen’s resignation comes after ITV News revealed a series of abuse allegations from junior to elite gymnasts, with former-Olympic…
Olympic bronze medallist Amy Tinkler says she “would give up her Olympic medal” to have never experienced mistreatment within gymnastics. Tinkler, 20, submitted a complaint over allegations of mistreatment within the sport in December 2019. Read more here https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/gymnastics/54452026
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….
Warning: This article contains content that people may find distressing “I was taken off site, to a side area of the gymnastics space, so there were no witnesses. I was held there against my will, I was incredibly numb, shocked, just in utter disbelief.” Michelle Kinneavy was nine years old when she was assaulted by…
Olympic medallist Amy Tinkler has released emails showing a British Gymnastics coach referring to her weight. Tinkler has previously accused the governing body of failing to give an explanation as to why her formal complaint against them was dismissed last month. Tinkler, 20, submitted a complaint over allegations of mistreatment within the sport in December…
Olympic medallist Amy Tinkler says she has “no confidence” in British Gymnastics’ integrity unit’s “ability to be honest and moral”. Tinkler, 20, says she has not received an explanation as to why her formal complaint was dismissed last month. She submitted a complaint over allegations of mistreatment within the sport in December 2019. In an…
Olympic medallist Amy Tinkler says British Gymnastics are “prolonging my suffering”, accusing the governing body of failing to give an explanation as to why her formal complaint was dismissed last month. Tinkler, 20, submitted a complaint over allegations of mistreatment within the sport in December 2019. Part of her complaint related to her “experiences” with…
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…
The mother of a former elite gymnast has said bullying has had a lasting impact on his mental health. Suzanne said her son, then eight, was regularly told to stand against a wall and shouted at by a coach at Leeds Gymnastics Club. Her comments come after Olympic medallist Nile Wilson criticised a “culture of…
More than 120 calls have been made to a support helpline for athletes in just over five weeks since it was launched amid ongoing allegations of abuse within British gymnastics. The free and confidential helpline, set up by the British Athletes Commission and the NSPCC, launched on 20 July. Several gymnasts, including Olympians, have recently…