Multiple Olympic medallist Louis Smith has told ITV News it is “disgusting” the current CEO of British Gymnastics Jane Allen has been allowed to leave on her own terms in the wake of the abuse scandal that has engulfed the sport she runs. Speaking for the first time about Allen’s decision to retire, the four…
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…
Video report by ITV News Sports Editor Steve Scott British Gymnastics’ under-fire chief executive has announced she will retire from the role in December amid escalating allegations of bullying and abuse within the domestic sport. Jane Allen’s resignation comes after ITV News revealed a series of abuse allegations from junior to elite gymnasts, with former-Olympic…
British Gymnastics chief executive Jane Allen has temporarily stood down from her role with UK Sport while an investigation into mistreatment allegations in gymnastics is conducted. Allen worked on the funding body’s major events panel. She has also left her post on the board of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. UK Sport said her…