As a damning review reveals the ‘systemic’ abuse within the sport in Britain, one mum tells Anna Moore why her child’s Olympic dreams descended into a nightmare – and how they found the strength to fight back
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I text David to tell him I’m so nervous about moving and marrying him that I wake at 4am every day, stomach churning. Even the dogs are still snoring. I’ve never been vulnerable like this with him before. I have always put on a brave face, leaving him to read about my insecurities later. But he surprises me by being incredibly supportive.