The reason is it reveals, with academic rigour, the ubiquity of sexual harassment visited on women working in elite sport in this country. It is no secret sexual harassment is rife in sport. The importance of this report ‘Women’s experiences of sexual misconduct working in UK elite sport’ is that it collates the testimony of 260 women with unconnected experiences. What she finds is the majority of women in elite sport are being forced to work in a sexually aggressive work environment without adequate support. And it doesn’t matter which part of elite sport you’re in.

Source: Metro February 16, 2026 19:00 UTC