Men's eight bronze medallist Josh Bugajski accuses Jurgen Grobler of 'destroying' athletes
30 July 2021 • 6:22am
Josh Bugajski, left, says he cracked open a bottle of champagne when Jurgen Grobler left his role
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After its worst Olympic performance for 45 years, the culture war engulfing British Rowing has taken an extraordinarily toxic turn, with men’s eight bronze medallist Josh Bugajski accusing former coach Jurgen Grobler of “destroying” athletes.
In a remarkable interview, laying bare the strife behind the country’s most dismal medal return in an Olympic regatta since 1976, Bugajski alleged that Grobler, who retired in August 2020, had made his life a misery for three years with his brutal training methods.