Ellie Downie would not eat or drink on day before weigh-in‘Focus about my weight will leave scars which will never heal’The world championship medallists Becky and Ellie Downie have joined the group of gymnasts speaking out about shocking abuse in the
British team in a devastating statement which said “cruel” behaviour was “so ingrained in our daily lives that it became completely normalised”.
The sisters, who are regarded as Team GB’s best female gymnastics medal hopes at next year’s Tokyo Olympics, said they had faced “an environment of fear and mental abuse”, with constant questioning of their weight and attitude, as well as a level of over-training so severe their bodies repeatedly broke down.