The organisation faced widespread criticism after a social media clip showed a line of girls receiving awards at a ceremony, with the one black girl being the only one who didn't get a prize. It has now said it 'condemns any form of racism whatsoever'.
Gymnastics Ireland has issued an apology after a video of a black girl being passed over for a medal at a ceremony went viral.
The video, which was taken from a Gymstart event in Dublin in March 2022, shows a line of children being awarded medals, but the one black girl pictured did not receive one. The footage re-emerged in recent days and has been watched by millions on social media, including four-time Olympic championThe US athlete also said that she sent the gymnast a video message after her parents had reached out to her.This content is provided by, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enablecookies or to allow those cookies just once.
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