Appalling abuse in British Gymnastics shows urgent need for sports regulator | Sean Ingle

The Whyte review is the latest in a series of scandals to hit British sport. The system has to change – if not now, then when?Was it really worth it? That was the first question I asked British Gymnastics’ new chief executive, Sarah Powell, when those stomach‑retching stories in the Whyte review became public. Were those 16 shiny Olympic medals won since 2008 really justified by the human cost – of so many young gymnasts starved, humiliated and abused by a system that rut