- Lisa Mason says CEO Jane Allen should take responsibility
- Louis Smith accuses governing body of ‘scared to taint its image’
The crisis enveloping British Gymnastics has intensified with the former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Lisa Mason calling for the resignation of the chief executive, Jane Allen, in the wake of the abuse scandal, and the four-times Olympic medallist Louis Smith accusing the governing body of not wanting to taint its image by alerting the public to complaints made against coaches.
Mason, whose decision to speak out about being bullied by a former coach has led to nearly a dozen other gymnasts coming forward with similar stories, told the Guardian she thought British Gymnastics lacked transparency, had protected coaches accused of misconduct, and that Allen should take responsibility for the scandal occurring on her watch.
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