Abuse by coaches not isolated cases, German gymnasts say
To watch Naomi and Ruby van Dijk practicing their routines on the balance beam is to see how much they love gymnastics. But their smiles and laughter belie how this sport has treated them over the years. Only now, they say, can they love it again.
At the age of 10, the twins were chosen to train at an elite training center in Bergisch Gladbach, near Cologne. It had started well for them there, until various organizational changes left them with a coach who didn t want to train us. DW is not naming the coach for legal reasons.