The remaining members of the USA Gymnastics board of directors will resign under pressure from the United States Olympic Committee after the USOC threatened to decertify the organization if it didn’t take more strident steps toward change amid the fallout from the scandal surrounding former team doctor Larry Nassar. USA Gymnastics announced Friday that the remaining 18 board members, who are unpaid volunteers representing various threads of the sport across the country, will leave their positions. USA Gymnastics did force out former president Steve Penny last spring and hired Kerry Perry in November as his replacement. READ | Ex-USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar sentenced to 175 years for sexual abuseUSA Gymnastics announced shortly after Biles’ critique it was ending its long relationship with the Karolyi Ranch. “USA Gymnastics and the USOC have the same goal — making the sport of gymnastics, and others, as safe as possible for athletes to follow their dreams in a safe, positive and empowered environment.”

Source: Hindustan Times January 27, 2018 02:26 UTC