Tag #International Gymnastics Federation

What are the immediate consequences of the GEF's findings on Mariana Vasileva and the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation?

Following a four-year investigation, Mariana Vasileva, Azerbaijan's former Olympic rhythmic gymnastics head coach and current deputy sports minister, received an eight-year international ban from the sport for physical, verbal, and psychological abuse of athletes. The Gymnastics Ethics Foundation (GEF) found she strangled an athlete, beat others, and deprived them of family contact. Her daughter, Siyana Vasileva, also received an 18-month suspended ban for hitting a gymnast with a phone.