Category: Netherlands
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Sports psychologist: It still happens
Marco Knippen @MarcoKnippen At her practice, sports psychologist Karin de Bruin counsels gymnasts who have fallen victim to transgressive behaviour and sexual abuse. She obtained…
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Abused, humiliated and deprived of your identity
July 25, 2020 / Noordhollands Dagblad, The Netherlands Marco Knippen @MarcoKnippen A tough regime was to yield international success at the top. The harrowing harvest…
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Renowned gymnastics coach Gerrit Beltman: ‘I was possessed, and I was not alone’
July 25, 2020 / Noordhollands Dagblad, The Netherlands Marco Knippen @MarcoKnippen He is the personification of abuse in Dutch gymnastics. “And quite rightly so,” admits…
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