Charlie Fellows omitted from England squad despite successesGoverning body denies claims over selection and weight focus British Gymnastics has rejected an allegation of favouritism made by a gymnast who was left out of Team England’s squad for the Commonwealth Games despite outperforming other athletes who were selected. Charlie Fellows, who has been part of the…
British Gymnastics is facing a crisis with its biggest stars, including the double Olympic champion Max Whitlock, refusing to sign World Class Performance Programme contracts and being threatened with having their funding withdrawn. An internal power struggle between the performance, commercial and management teams about the content of the contract has led to a rebellion…
British Swimming takes rare step of apologisingUK sport looking at independent report which spoke to 13 athletes The duty of care scandal engulfing Olympic and Paralympic sport has plunged to a new low as British Swimming admitted disabled swimmers, including vulnerable teenagers, were subjected to a “climate of fear” while training for Rio 2016. The…