Q&A: what is the Whyte review into gymnastics and what happens next?

Anne Whyte QC’s interim report revealed that British Gymnastics had received an average of 300 complaints a year. Photograph: oleg66/Getty Images

How did the review come about? The Whyte review was co-commissioned by UK Sport and Sport England in 2020 after numerous gymnasts spoke out about bullying, abuse and discrimination in the sport – and said their concerns had not been properly investigated by British Gymnastics.

Did this abuse reach the highest levels? Yes. Multiple Olympic and world medallists have spoken out, including the sisters Becky and Ellie Downie, who said “cruel” behaviour was “so ingrained in our daily lives that it became completely normalised”.