Canadian gymnasts echo growing call for investigations into abusive practices, toxic culture
Source: Canadian Press
Canadian gymnasts echo growing call for investigations into abusive practices, toxic culture
Lori Ewing · The Canadian Press · Posted: Mar 28, 2022 9:02 AM ET | Last Updated: 7 hours ago
More than 70 Canadian gymnasts are calling on an investigation into what they say is a toxic culture and abusive practices within their sport in the country.
In a letter Monday to Sport Canada's director general Vicki Walker, the current and retired athletes said that the fear of retribution has prevented them from speaking out for nearly a decade.
"However, we can no longer sit in silence," the letter said. "We are coming forward with our experiences of abuse, neglect, and discrimination in hopes of forcing change."
According to the letter, there have been multiple complaints and even arrests for various forms of emotional, physical and sexual abuse.
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