Gymnastics stars Becky and Ellie Downie, who spoke publicly about abuse in the sport, have been appointed MBEs in the New Year Honours. The sisters, who are from Nottingham, have been recognised for their services to the sport of gymnastics and also for their services to gymnasts. Ellie chose to retire at the age of…
Gymnastics Ireland has issued an unreserved apology to the family of a black girl who was not given a medal at an events ceremony in Ireland. The incident occurred at a Gymstart event in Dublin in March 2022, when a line of children were awarded medals but a young black girl did not get one….
Ellie Marinova says she clearly remembers the moment her eating disorder began to take hold. After being weighed at the start of a training session, one of her coaches screamed: “You have to lose nine kilos in the next four days or I don’t want to coach you.” Ellie tells ITV News: “That’s when it…
An ex-Olympic gymnast, who denies abusing children, was expelled by the sport’s governing body 12 years after a complaint was first made against him. Stan Wild, 77, competed at two Olympic Games and later founded a club in York. In 2008, a woman reported alleged abuse to police and British Gymnastics, but after an inquiry…
The FBI disregarded allegations about a prolific USA Gymnastics child abuser and later made serious errors in the investigation, a watchdog has found. The long-awaited report gave a scathing assessment of the FBI’s investigation into former team doctor Larry Nassar. Nassar was sentenced to over 300 years in jail in 2018 for molesting gymnasts. Numerous…
Scottish Gymnastics’ safeguarding procedures must be improved, a review of the organisation has found. An external investigation began after a concern was raised in early July and an independent review was commissioned. Safeguarding consultants and former sports people led the investigation. “The review identifies areas where improvements are required, not least in terms of culture,…
A group of 17 women and girls are to start legal action against governing body British Gymnastics over alleged physical and psychological abuse. The group, of current and ex-gymnasts aged between 15 and 43, complain about the conduct of coaches and people employed by clubs across the UK. Nicole Pavier is among the claimants and…
Olympic bronze medallist Nile Wilson says news of British Gymnastics chief executive Jane Allen’s plan to retire is a “great day for the sport”. Allen has said she will retire in December but the move comes at a time when her organisation is investigating claims athletes have been mistreated. In an exclusive interview with BBC…
British Gymnastics chief executive Jane Allen is to retire in December, despite an ongoing investigation into allegations of mistreatment of gymnasts at all levels of the sport. Allen told BBC Sport a plan was put together in March for her to retire after the 2020 Olympics, which were postponed because of coronavirus. She said it…
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…