Governing body suppressed personal apology from judge in question following incident 18 months ago
Gymnastics Ireland suppressed a personal apology letter to young gymnast whose treatment at a medal ceremony sparked international outrage, and have refused to acknowledge or tackle systemic racism in the sport, her family say.
Video of the event in March 2022 shows a judge handing out participation medals to a line of young gymnasts, but ignoring the only black girl. A photographer, coach and other officials look on without intervening. There is an audience hundreds strong in the stands.
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