Child abuse at the Australia Institute of sport.

For a long time while I thought all forms of sport to be completely pointless, I did have some respect for athletics. Now I am reconsidering. Seems like child abuse.

Former female gymnasts from the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra have outlined allegations of child physical, psychological and sexual abuse, going back decades.
The accusations come as the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) prepares to release an independent report on Monday into the practices of gymnastics in Australia.

The report is expected to detail experiences of children suffering from bullying, misconduct, abuse and sexual harassment in the sport going back decades.

The ABC has spoken to two former gymnasts who attended the AIS — Australia's taxpayer-funded premier sporting institution — as girls in the 1990s and 2000s. They have similar allegations of physical and psychological abuse.

Former AIS gymnasts say nothing was done about allegations of physical and psychological abuse