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Girl, 8, describes bullying by British Gymnastics coaches as review is pledged | ITV News
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British Gymnastics admits ‘error’ for not telling girl’s parents about abuse claims
Catherine Lyons, who is now retired from the sport, claims she was beaten with a stick on one occasion. https://news.sky.com/story/british-gymnastics-admits-error-for-not-telling-girls-parents-about-abuse-claims-12023055
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British Gymnastics to investigate alleged abuse of elite athletes
Independent inquiry to examine ‘shocking’ claims of physical and emotional abuse https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jul/07/uk-sport-to-investigate-shocking-and-upsetting-claims-of-gymnastics-abuse
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‘I was terrified to put on weight’ – the ‘culture of fear’ in British gymnastics
Nicole Pavier says an eating disorder still “plagues” her life. A former England gymnast, she says she was weighed every day during her career. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gymnastics/53290256
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‘Beaten and starved’: Stars allege abuse at heart of British Gymnastics
Catherine Lyons is 19 years old now and is recalling her stunning gymnastics career. But she’s not smiling, that’s because, despite being a world class…
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Girl, 8, describes bullying by gymnastics coaches as review is pledged
Video report by ITV News Sports Editor Steve Scott ITV News has uncovered further allegations of bullying, and physical and emotional abuse within gymnastics. https://www.itv.com/news/2020-07-07/girl-8-describes-bullying-by-gymnastics-coaches-as-review-is-pledged
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Call for an Independent Investigation into British Gymnastics
Categories: Abuse in sport
Below is letter sent March 6 2020 to MP, Emily Thornbury, detailing the need for both an independent investigation into the culture at British Gymnastics…
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Gymnastics: Physical Abuse, Witnessing Abuse and the Futility of Complaining
Categories: Abuse in sport
We’ve been talking a lot about gymnastics the past few days and I asked one of my daughters what her worst gym memory was, wondering…
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Catherine Lyons comment
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Margaux Derakshan statement
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