The secret humiliation of Romania s star gymnast Comaneci
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18/04/2021 - 18:12 Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci made history at the 1976 Montreal Olympics with the first-ever perfect 10 for her uneven bars routine STAFF DPA/AFP/File 4 min
Bucharest (AFP)
Behind the glamour and success, beatings and humiliation: a new book about Romania s legendary gymnast Nadia Comaneci delves into the archives of the feared communist-era Securitate secret police that record the abuse she suffered even while being feted for her sporting glories. Nadia si Securitatea (Nadia and the Securitate), written by historian Stejarel Olaru, was published earlier this month and is the fruit of his trawls through thousands of pages of declassified Securitate reports.