USOC Seeks to Revoke USA Gymnastics’ Status as Governing Body

USOC Seeks to Revoke USA Gymnastics’ Status as Governing Body
A gymnast competes on vault at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Boston, Massachusetts, on Aug. 19, 2018. Brian Snyder/File Photo/Reuters
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The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has taken the first steps to revoke USA Gymnastics of its status as the national governing body for the sport in the latest fallout from the sex abuse scandal involving a former team doctor.

The USOC said the challenges facing the governing body, which is trying to recover from a scandal over the sexual abuse of hundreds of female athletes by ex-team doctor Larry Nassar, are more than it is capable of overcoming in its current form.