FIG responds on athlete safety

FIG President Morinari Watanabe:

FIG’s action will be built on three pillars.

The first pillar is to establish a safeguarding commission within the FIG to provide educational material for our national member federations. …

The second pillar is the involvement of our Athletes’ Commission ….

The third pillar is to establish an independent body to which any abuse case can be reported. This will include a helpdesk and the provision of legal support. We are aiming to announce this independent body once the FIG Authorities have approved the governance structure. …

Statement from FIG President Morinari Watanabe regarding US abuse cases

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