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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Cath Bishop

Bradley Wiggins’s pain shows us that sport needs to prioritise welfare too

Bradley Wiggins
Bradley Wiggins’s story paints a troubling picture of youth abuse in sport. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Reuters

It’s hard to recall Bradley Wiggins sitting on his throne at Hampton Court, riding into Paris with the yellow jersey, or ringing the bell to start the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony without now seeing through to the secret he was carrying inside him on all those occasions. It took Wiggins nearly three decades to share his experience of grooming at the age of 13. It took Pam Shriver four decades to share her story of an emotionally abusive relationship with a coach.

What about the other stories that haven’t yet been heard? While there is shock and sympathy, we must go further to draw out what needs to change and why change still hasn’t happened.

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