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New pressure group calls for sports ombudsman and full judicial review into gymnastics abuse scandal
ByadminA pressure group, aiming to hold the sport of gymnastics to account in the wake of a shocking abuse scandal revealed by ITV News, has been launched. ‘Gymnasts for Change’ is being led by two former elite athletes, Claire Heafford and Olympian Jennifer Pinches, and consists of a network of gymnasts, coaches, parents and fans….
‘Helping to change gymnastics better than medals’
ByadminThe influence British gymnast Becky Downie and her sister Ellie will have had reforming the sport will better anything she achieved as an athlete, according to the two-time Olympian. Becky, 32, spoke out in 2020 alongside her younger sibling about “ingrained” and “completely normalised” abusive issues in the sport. The Whyte Review, published in 2022,…
Gymnastics abuse: ‘This isn’t tough coaching’ – reaction to the Whyte Review
ByadminFormer gymnast Nicole Pavier, new British Gymnastics CEO Sarah Powell, and Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson react to the Whyte Review. The independent investigation, co-commissioned by UK Sport and Sport England, was released on Thursday and found gymnast wellbeing and welfare “has not been at the centre of British Gymnastics’ culture”. Read more here https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/gymnastics/61839606
Rachael Denhollander: More still to be done in gymnastics after Larry Nassar case
ByadminFormer gymnast Rachael Denhollander says there is work to do to make the sport safer for children, and that there has not been “much tangible effect” from the Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal. In 2018, former US gymnastics team doctor Nassar was imprisoned for 300 years for molesting gymnasts. Denhollander, now 37, was the first…
Liz Kincaid: Gymnastics coach was pulled from Tokyo Olympics squad after serious allegations made
ByadminWARNING: This article contains distressing details. A leading gymnastics coach was pulled from Great Britain’s coaching squad just weeks before the Tokyo Olympics after a serious allegation was made against her, BBC Sport has learned. At the time, Liz Kincaid’s retirement from the sport was given as the official reason for her withdrawal. However, British…
The Whyte Review: Welsh Gymnastics appoints safeguarding adviser Jan Pickles after report
ByadminWelsh Gymnastics has appointed a safeguarding adviser in response to the findings of a report into “systemic” abuse within British gymnastics. The Whyte Review, released on Thursday, found issues of physical and emotional abuse within British gymnastics. Jan Pickles, who has performed a similar role for Welsh government, will now advise the Welsh Gymnastics board….