Ireland's gymnastics federation has issued an apology after footage emerged of a young Black gymnast being passed over for a medal at a presentation ceremony.
The viral video, which has re-emerged on social media, depicts an official awarding medals to a lineup of eager young gymnasts on a podium at a gymnastics event in Dublin in March 2022.
"On behalf of the Board and staff of Gymnastics Ireland we would like to unreservedly apologise to the gymnast and her family for the upset that has been caused by the incident," Gymnastics Ireland, the sport's governing body, said in a"We identified the official concerned and informed the individual in question of the complaint. The official in question accepted fully that what had happened had not been acceptable but stressed that it has not been intentional.
on X, formerly known as Twitter, Biles says the incident broke her heart, saying "when this video was circulating, her parents reached out. It broke my heart to see."Biles said she reached out to the young gymnast last year in a private video message, expressing her support. "We are often the only black family at gymnastic events and this has been very hurtful," she said. "Now eight million people have seen the video. From Pakistan to Ethiopia, they can see this was wrong."the Irish Independent that they received a "one-line" written apology from the official addressed "to whom it may concern>"Speaking to ABC News, Perry Ogden, CEO of Sport Against Racism Ireland raises the question as to why the apology took so long.
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