UNBELIEVABLE: British gymnastics | History Defined

The sexual assault scandal rocked gymnastics – but has pace of change in the sport been too slow?

Former USA team doctor Larry Nassar’s 2018 conviction sparked a global reckoning in gymnastics, yet gymnasts say they are still being let down

The Guardian - UK · Oct 24

‘Money and medals over safety’: Nassar judge warns gymnasts are still being failed

A decade after Larry Nassar’s crimes were first exposed, survivors and advocates have gathered at the World Gymnastics Championships to call for reform to be a priority

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19

Parkrun and other sports bodies threatened with legal action over transgender inclusion

Among the recipients of these letters are the Football Association of Wales, the Irish Football Association, Swim England, and British Gymnastics, in addition to parkrun

The Independent UK · Apr 23

Coaches banned from weighing gymnasts in new safeguarding rules

Coaches have been banned from weighing gymnasts and must allow toilet and hydration breaks under new safe sport rules issued by British Gymnastics

The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2023

Campaigners slam British Gymnastics for ‘betrayal’ over banned coaches list

Gymnasts for Change says British Gymnastics’ newly created list of 62 banned coaches does not go far enough

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2023

Cricket report a shocking wake-up call: this is how all sports can do better

Testimonies that reveal misogyny, racism and sexism should jolt every sporting body into listening to excluded voices

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2023

UK sport needs independent welfare body, insists British Gymnastics chair

The chair of British Gymnastics has called on the government to establish an independent welfare body to protect athletes across all sports

The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2023

Chrsitie backs vision for safe and open space for all gymnasts

BODY SHAMING. Physical and verbal abuse. Draconian dietary measures and eating disorders.

The National (Scotland) · Mar 20, 2023

Holding gymnastics to account – why one alleged victim of sexual abuse is speaking out

As British Gymnastics grapples with the fallout of the Whyte review, a former gymnast alleging years of sexual assault four decades ago believes children were failed then – and complainants are now

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2023

British Gymnastics ‘committed’ to resolving legal claims despite delays

British Gymnastics has said it remains ‘committed’ to resolving the individual legal claims of up to 40 gymnasts, despite frustrations among complainants that only one case has been settled two years after action was threatened

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2023