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The sexual assault scandal rocked gymnastics – but has pace of change in the sport been too slow?

SportsBy Suzanne Wrack in RotterdamOct 24, 2026, 5:00 AM
The sexual assault scandal rocked gymnastics – but has pace of change in the sport been too slow?
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PUBLISHEDOct 24, 2026, 5:00 AM
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Former USA team doctor Larry Nassar’s 2018 conviction sparked a global reckoning in gymnastics, yet gymnasts say they are still being let down It has been 10 years since the Indianapolis Star published allegations of sexual abuse by Larry Nassar, the former team doctor for USA Gymnastics, setting off a chain of events that would lead to a reckoning for the sport.

Hundreds of women came forward with their own allegations against Nassar, who also worked at Michigan State University, leading to his conviction and jailing. The exposure of his crimes sparked a wider investigation into how gymnastics had allowed predators to abuse young athletes around the world. While Nassar was the worst recorded case, it emerged many other countries had questions to answer about the failure…

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