The chair of British Gymnastics has called on the government to establish an independent welfare body to protect athletes across all sports – and to ensure governing bodies no longer face significant costs dealing with safeguarding cases.
In a notable intervention, Mike Darcey said that while the benefits of playing sport were clear, the number of abuse allegations across multiple sports in recent years – including British Cycling, British Swimming, British Bobsleigh and British Athletics – showed the current system often left complainants unhappy and in limbo while they waited for justice.
