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The independent review into allegations of mistreatment within British Gymnastics has formally started. The review, co-commissioned by UK Sport and Sport England, will be overseen by Anne Whyte QC and will be known as the Whyte Review. Several gymnasts, including Olympians, have recently alleged there has been a culture of mistreatment in the sport. The…

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…

The British Athletes Commission and NSPCC have joined forces to launch a helpline to support athletes amid ongoing allegations of abuse within British gymnastics. The free helpline will be confidential and staffed by independent counsellors. Several gymnasts have come forward detailing their experiences of mistreatment in recent weeks. NSPCC chief executive Peter Wanless said the…

Olympic medallist Amy Tinkler says she made a formal complaint to British Gymnastics in December 2019 about her “experiences as a club and elite gymnast”. The 20-year-old, who won floor bronze at Rio 2016, says she is “no closer to having any feedback or outcome”. In a statement on social media on Tuesday, Tinkler, who…

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…