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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sean Ingle

Commission to hear abuse cases in gymnastics branded ‘not fit for purpose’

A view of feet on the beam during the Gymnastics British Championships in 2018.
The campaign group Gymnasts for Change said there was now a ‘complete crisis of confidence’ among its members. Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

An independent complaints commission set up by British Gymnastics to hear abuse cases has been called “not fit for purpose” after it emerged that it had failed to ban a single coach over the past 18 months.

The campaign group Gymnasts for Change said there was now a “complete crisis of confidence” among its members in the process and it had written an open letter to British Gymnastics, UK Sport and Sport England calling for the commission to be immediately paused.

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