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The swimmer Maddie Groves, winner of two silver medals at Rio 2016, announced her retirement from the Tokyo Olympics 2021, with a strong message where he criticized the misogynistic behavior of the Australian Swimming Federation.
Through a post on her Instagram account, the 26-year-old swimmer said that she will not attend the tests for Tokyo, which will be held in Adelaide.
“I have made the decision not to compete in the Adelaide Olympic Trials. I am very grateful for the support in this decision. I am very relieved and am looking forward to competing in other competitions later in the year. “He wrote
Later, on his Twitter account, Groves confessed that he decided to exit the competition in order to broadcast a message to “all the misogynistic perverts” in the sport.
“Let this be a lesson to all the misogynistic perverts in sports and their boot licks. No longer can you exploit young women and girls, body shame, or medical pressures and then expect them to represent you so you can earn your annual bonus. Time’s up, he added.
Although he did not give names, it is mentioned that this message is linked to the one he gave a few months ago, emphasizing a “person who works in swimming ”that made her“ feel bad about the way ”he looked at her.
Let this be a lesson to all misogynistic perverts in sport and their boot lickers – You can no longer exploit young women and girls, body shame or medically gaslight them and then expect them to represent you so you can earn your annual bonus. Time’s UP https://t.co/XMQCRPjNzK
— Maddie Groves (@MaddieGroves_) June 9, 2021
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On the other hand, the president of Swimming AustraliaKieren Perkins said the national sports body has contacted Groves since his first social media remarks, as well as the recent Instagram post, but they have not received a direct response.
“This is something very worrying for us. These kinds of issues are, to be honest, the biggest on my list as president. We need to manage the safety of our athletes. That is paramount for us, ”Perkins mentioned in ABC News.
RGS
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