- £3m Whyte review blasts ‘unacceptable culture’
- Children as young as seven were physically abused
- British Gymnastics and UK Sport ‘put medals above welfare’
- Fat shaming, food hiding, physical abuse: gymnasts’ harrowing testimonies
British Gymnastics enabled a culture where young gymnasts were starved, body shamed and abused in a system that ruthlessly put the pursuit of medals over the protection of children, a devastating report has found.
The independent review by Anne Whyte QC, based on more than 400 submissions from those in the sport, unearthed stories of gymnasts as young as seven being sat on by coaches while stretching and others humiliated in front of their peers and deprived of food and water by coaches.