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A GROUP of 17 former gymnasts, including three Olympians, have signalled their intention to begin legal action against British Gymnastics for alleged abuses.
The athletes have served a letter before action on the sport’s governing body in Britain in which they claim they were subject to “systemic physical and psychological abuse,” perpetrated by coaches upon children as young as six, according a copy of the letter.
The letter sent by law firm Hausfeld says the survivors were aged between six and 23 at the time of the alleged abuses, which included “widespread inappropriate use of physical force” by coaches and enforcement of “baseless” weight management techniques.
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By KEN MAGUIREFebruary 26, 2021 GMT
Three Olympians and several other former gymnasts are taking legal action against British Gymnastics, saying Friday they have been the victims of decades of physical and psychological abuse by coaches.
The litany of allegations by 17 female claimants includes bullying, controlling behavior and inappropriate use of physical force against athletes as young as 6 years old in a “winning at all costs” mentality.
Their notice told British Gymnastics that they are seeking financial compensation and an acknowledgement of negligence. The law firm representing the group of women now ranging from 15 to 43 years old expects the number of gymnasts to increase and possibly include men.
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