British Gymnastics’ “inept and dysfunctional” system means the “wheels of change are barely turning” a year on from the publication of the damning Whyte Review into abuse in the sport, a campaign group says. Friday marks 12 months since an independent investigation found issues of physical and emotional abuse within gymnastics in Britain were “systemic”….
The chair of British Gymnastics has called for the government to establish an independent safeguarding body across all sports to “show we care as much about athlete welfare as we do about medal table success”. Mike Darcey said national governing bodies have “neither the expertise nor resources” to handle abuse allegations, and that individuals involved…
Speaking on the Today programme on BBC Radio 4, British Gymnastics chair Mike Darcey says an independent safeguarding body will “help restore confidence” in how complaints into athlete welfare are dealt with. Read more here https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/gymnastics/65613495
British Gymnastics has doubled its spending on welfare and safe sport to about £1m a year as part of its plan to reform the sport. The Whyte Review, released in June 2022, detailed “systemic” issues of physical and emotional abuse. It led to the governing body creating an action plan to create safe, positive and…
Warning: This article contains references to rape and sexual abuse More women have come forward after a survivor of historical child sexual abuse at the hands of a former trampoline coach spoke out. Last month, BBC Sport reported the account of ‘Emma’ – her name changed for anonymity – who claimed she was another survivor…
Warning: This article contains references to rape and sexual abuse A survivor of historical child sexual abuse at the hands of a former trampoline coach has accused British Gymnastics of “catastrophic failures” in what she claims is the biggest case of sexual abuse in the governing body’s history. Olympic diver Brian Phelps, who won a…
British Gymnastics will name banned coaches as part of plans for “zero tolerance on abuse” and putting athlete welfare ahead of winning medals. It follows the Whyte Review which detailed “systemic” issues of physical and emotional abuse in gymnastics, as well as some incidents of sexual abuse. British Gymnastics says it will “break the cycle…
A 2022 independent investigation found physical and emotional abuse within gymnastics in Britain were “systemic”. The Whyte review also highlighted welfare had “not been at the centre of British Gymnastics’ culture”. Whittaker-Smith will be in charge of leadership of the Olympic disciplines and two of four strategic priorities. The two priorities under her responsibilities are…
Former elite gymnast Clare Heafford, Guardian sports reporter Sean Ingle and Rachael Denhollander, the first woman to publicly accuse US Gymnastics Doctor Larry Nassar of sexual abuse, join Colin Murray to discuss The Whyte Review. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0cj6mrr
British Gymnastics said it is “monitoring” a gymnastics club after a former coach who is no longer permitted to carry out some roles was hired to work with children. The body recently admitted full liability in a civil case where a former elite acrobatic gymnast alleged she had suffered abuse from the coach. And it…