Here’s a sad story.
Despite hosting the Olympics in 2012, there’s no funding for their 3 time National Champion in an Olympic sport for women.
A gymnast who had her sights set on competing in the 2012 Olympics has been forced to give up full-time training after her funding was withdrawn.
Welsh and British rhythmic gymnastics champion Francesca Jones, 18, had been at the national athletics training centre at Lilleshall, Shropshire.
But after two-and-a-half years’ training for seven hours a day she has had to leave after funds ran out. …
read more – BBC – Gymnast upset at Olympics funding
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