'Starved, thirsty, body shamed and punished' in an 'epidemic of abuse' in British Gymnastics

The Whyte Review, which examined more than 400 complaints, uncovered an "unacceptable culture" in British Gymnastics which has left countless young people "humiliated."

The report revealed coaches publicly shamed young girls - and in some instances had them hanging on the rings in the gyms for prolonged periods of time for being late.

Another young athlete was forced to balance on a beam for two hours as punishment.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/whyte-review-reveals-abusive-culture-in-british-gymnastics-as-young-people-starved-thirsty-body-shamed-and-punished-12635062

#Gymnastics #Abuse #SkyNews

SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews
Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews

For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps:
Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-n...
Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/de...

Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí https://www.youtube.com/channel/skyne...
Sky News videos are also available in German here/Hier können Sie außerdem Sky News-Videos auf Deutsch finden: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHYg...

To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales