In a survey conducted by Stade 2, gymnasts who have passed through the French team speak for the first time about acts of harassment and violence in training and in competition.
Speech is freed in French gymnastics. In a “Stage 2” survey broadcast on Sunday May 14, six former athletes evoke for the first time abuse, violence, and harassment when they played for the France team. “We were only performance objects, we didn’t care about our health”denounces Valentine Sabatou.
Remarks on the physique and repeated injuries
A couple of coaches and a supervisor from the French Gymnastics Federation are notably singled out for facts that range from remarks on the physique to physical violence, such as a slap, and abuse. All the young girls who testify have left the France team and remain marked by what they have suffered. Present on the set, the Minister of Sports, the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Amélie Oudéa-Castera, announced the opening of an investigation on Monday.
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