Fresh from her second gold medal in as many days, Georgia Godwin hopes her achievements in Birmingham can show the public gymnastics is a safe sport
, with athletes in multiple countries reporting shocking stories of alleged sexual, physical and mental abuse as well as fat shaming and cultures in which medals take precedence over athlete welfare.
Gymnastics Australia subsequently apologised to its athletes over the “confronting” report and said there was much work to be done. The 24-year-old, who is older than many of her female counterparts, felt a responsibility to “mother” the younger athletes. Her decision to compete was further vindicated in the vault, beating Canada’s Laurie Denommee on a tiebreak.She then came agonisingly close to a third gold on the uneven bars but settled for silver behind England’s defending champion, Georgia-Mae Fenton. The Queenslander can yet win a fifth medal in the beam on Wednesday morning .
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