health and happiness . in 2017 she became the first british gymnast to win the all around title at a major international competition, winning gold at the european championships. in 2020, she and her sister becky said abusive behaviour in gymnastics was ingrained and completely normalised . and last year, the whyte review found systemic abuse in the sport in britain. she s been speaking to the bbc s laura scott. my mental health was just taking a bit of a beating, really. and i was very, very low on very unhappy, pretty much due to people mistreating me within the programme. which is a big shame because, ultimately, if that hadn t happened i would still be carrying on. in response to downies retirement, the chief executive of british gymnastics, sarah powell said, ellie has been a tremendous ambassador for the sport and in speaking up about her experiences has been part of helping us to reform the sport as part of the wide reform
gymnasts in sharing their experiences of abuse in the sport. in a joint statement they said. abusive behaviour was so ingrained in our daily lives that it became completely normalised . as well as alleging overtraining, ellie said she had endured endless comments about her weight. she felt she and her sister were penalised for speaking out. it did really hinder us a lot. we both didn t make the tokyo games after i didn t get picked for the worlds, there was an e mail sent out which kind of consolidated exactly how i was feeling, saying in the e mail that success was the best revenge and that we ve put the naysayers to rest is kind of a pretty big thing to me to say that he didn t really want me on the team. british gymnastics said the e mail sent by the national coach david kenwright was the subject of ongoing disciplinary proceedings and credited downie for being a trailblazer in how she s
the amount that she s normally charged for unit of electricity, which has proved a popular incentive. girls, make sure everything s off, please! it s five o clock. sarah s girls have charged up their devices this morning and can see the benefits ofjoining in. you might not be using those things at the time and sometimes you leave them on. and you might not be using them and you could save more money. sarah and cara in doncaster have both opted in for tomorrow as well. when their suppliers to send their messages this morning. as the grid comes under more strain, customers are being asked to charge up and be more flexible. colletta smith, bbc news, in doncaster. great britain s ellie downie has retired from gymnastics , at the age of 23, in order she says to prioritise her mental health and happiness . ellie won 12 medals
and the head coaches and captains from all the sides met today for the tournament s launch. reigning champions france are favourites, but much of the talk today was around the new rules on tackle height min england, on tackle height in england, where players in amateur clubs, schools, colleges and universities must tackle from waist height down from next season. england head coach steve borthwick agrees safety needs to be addressed. i think right now everybody understands the importance of this matter, and i think everybody wants to find the best solution. is there an instant fix? is there an instant answer? no, i don t think so, but is it the right thing to do, to be trying to address the issue? absolutely. i know there are a few who will be publishing further details around this, and i think other nations are trying to address it. great britain s ellie downie has retired from gymnastics at the age of 23. she said that after a really tough last few years she d made the decision to