Jane Allen’s ‘great pride’ as she retires is not a legacy recognised by many of her gymnasts
Jane Allen, the now outgoing CEO of British Gymnastics, unveiled her retirement plans on Wednesday without a hint of irony.
She’ll ride off into the sunset with a backslap from her board of directors and barely a glance at the many gymnasts whose experience in her sport have become a life sentence.
She claims to never look at social media; I’d advise her not to break that habit now.
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In her statement released by British Gymnastics, Allen admits “the last few months have been extremely difficult,” and then adds “but I will look back on my time in British Gymnastics with great pride”.
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