Former child gymnasts who suffered alleged abuse at the WA Institute of Sport say a formal apology from the State Government is a significant step toward an acknowledgement of their mistreatment.
Peter Law
Australian gymnast Tyson Bull has scored another first, posting his maiden Challenge Cup win a few weeks out from the Commonwealth Games.
Roger Vaughan
The Michigan Supreme Court has rejected a final appeal from sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was jailed for sexually assaulting gymnasts.
Ed White
British Gymnastics has apologised after a report unearthed a toxic culture in which young gymnasts underwent shocking levels of physical and mental abuse.
Mark Staniforth
Simone Biles and other women who say they were sexually assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar are seeking over $1billion from the FBI for failing to stop him.
The WA Institute of Sport has apologised to former child gymnasts after a review found allegations they were abused were ‘likely’ to have occurred, but stopped short of asking any of its staff to step down.
Annabel Hennessy and Sarah Steger
Western Australia's Institute of Sport is apologising after an independent report found some of its gymnasts were abused.
Steve Larkin
Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak has said he has no regrets over wearing the Z symbol, now associated with the invasion of Ukraine, on the podium.
AAP
Artistic gymnast Ivan Kuliak awaits an International Gymnastics Federation punishment for displaying a symbol of support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Former child gymnasts who came forward alleging they were abused during their time at the WA Institute of Sport’s gymnastics program say they finally feel like they have a voice and have been heard.
Editorial
Child gymnasts at the WA Institute of Sport were given group psychology sessions where they were taught how to manage moody adult coaches, it can be revealed.
Annabel Hennessy
An independent investigation into allegations young gymnasts were physically and emotionally abused at the Western Australian Institute of Sport has confirmed that ‘harm was suffered’ by many athletes.
Hungarian Szilveszter Csollany, who won gymnastics gold at the Sydney Olympic Games, has died at the age of 51 after spending weeks in hospital with COVID-19.
Following a five-year legal fight sexual abuse victims of former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar have won a $US380 million ($A530 million) settlement.
Gymnast Simone Biles has been voted Time magazine's Athlete of the Year for the qualities she displayed during a traumatic and testing Olympic Games for her.
Star gymnast Simone BIles is taking a break after following the Olympics with a US tour, secure in the knowledge she has a future beyond a sport she redefined.
WILL GRAVES
China ended the world gymnastics championships with five golds including Hu Xuwei in the horizontal bar.
Australia’s first female world champion gymnast will next month be inducted into the WA Sporting Hall of Champions.
Steve Butler
Zhang Boheng, who was not selected for the Olympics, has defeated Tokyo champion Daiki Hashimoto to win the men's all-around in gymnastics' world championships.
Russian gymnast Angelina Melnikova has gone from all-around bronze medallist at the Tokyo Olympics to gold medallist at the world championships.
The US Justice Department is looking afresh at the FBI's flawed handling of its investigation into disgraced US gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.
Sarah N. Lynch
“If you looked at everything I’ve gone through for the past seven years, I should have never made another Olympic team.”
Emotional Simone Biles has told a Senate hearing that abused gymnasts "have been failed" by the FBI over the investigation into jailed doctor Larry Nassar.
Champion US gymnast to appear before panel examining FBI's failings during investigation into convicted sex abuse doctor Larry Nassar.
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