Olympic Athletes and Abuse
2018-10-03T14:32:29-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMmI5XC8yMDE4MTAwMzE1MTM1MTAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==A Senate Commerce Subcommittee held a hearing on preventing abuse of amateur athletes with officials from USA Weightlifting, U.S. Figure Skating, USA Swimming, and USA Bobsled and Skeleton. Witnesses talked about what new procedures were being implemented in their sports' governing bodies and by coaches and athletes in order to prevent, address and cope with cases of abuse of athletes by coaches or trainers. Several survivors of abuse were in attendance and were recognized at the beginning of the hearing.
A Senate Commerce Subcommittee held a hearing on preventing abuse of amateur athletes with officials from USA Weightlifting, U.S. Figure Ska… read more
A Senate Commerce Subcommittee held a hearing on preventing abuse of amateur athletes with officials from USA Weightlifting, U.S. Figure Skating, USA Swimming, and USA Bobsled and Skeleton. Witnesses talked about what new procedures were being implemented in their sports' governing bodies and by coaches and athletes in order to prevent, address and cope with cases of abuse of athletes by coaches or trainers. Several survivors of abuse were in attendance and were recognized at the beginning of the hearing. close
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