A Call For Change: Ensuring Ethical Conduct
PART THREE. Gymnasts for Change asked a panel of experts from across the world what key change they’d like to see – to the culture, competition format or code – to make gymnastics a safer sport for all. Here’s what Kay Salisbury, Nikki Kimpton, Andy Piekarski, Claire Heafford and Jennifer Sey had to say.
A Call For Change: Making Gymnastics Safer
PART TWO. Gymnasts for Change asked a panel of experts from across the world what key change they’d like to see – to the culture, competition format or code – to make gymnastics a safer sport for all. Here’s what Nick Ruddock, Hannah Whelan, and Satya Jeremie had to say.
The Future of Women’s Artistic Gymnastics
In August, the International Socio-Cultural Research Group on Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (ISCWAG) published an open letter, setting out the eight key actions they recommend to protect gymnasts from abuse.
We have republished the letter in full here - read on to discover why ISCWAG believe women’s artistic gymnastics is in need of reform.
The Lolita Bind
Gymnasts for Change founder Claire Heafford discusses how the negative experiences of those who have faced abuse within the context of gymnastics fit in to The Lolita Bind. She argues that by treating elite child gymnasts as both - and neither - adults or children, they are left vulnerable to abuse.
A Call for Change: Taking the First Steps
PART ONE. Gymnasts for Change asked a panel of experts from across the world what key change they’d like to see – to the culture, competition format or code – to make gymnastics a safer sport for all. Here’s what Jennifer Pinches, Georgia Cervin and Adeline Hawkes had to say.
A Safer Sport for All
Gymnasts for Change founder Claire Heafford sets out why legal action is the next logical and necessary step to enact much-needed change within gymnastics.