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…
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…
British Gymnastics’ action plan says there will be “zero tolerance” to abuse of any kind in the future. It follows an ITV News investigation into widespread abuse in the sport, which led to a review into the scandal. The investigation, which began in 2020, led to a 300-page report being published. It described a coach-led…
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…
An elite gymnast who revealed her abuse in British Gymnastics claims that the children she now coaches are being punished after she spoke out.Lamara Robb says she “burst into tears” when she thought her students were being unfairly treated because they were coached by her.Given the nature of the sport this is incredibly hard to…
As the damning Whyte Review reveals a culture of abuse and fear in British Gymnastics, we’ll be asking what the sport can do to restore its reputation. With many other sports reeling from welfare scandals, we’ll discuss how far coaches should go to push elite athletes, especially when they are children? We hear from Paralympic…
Former 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