Published on Monday, the report includes 56 interviews with current and former athletes across at least 16 sports, as well as an online survey with 757 responses from current and former child athletes. "In Japan, however, violence and abuse are too often a part of the child athlete's experience. 02:58HRW has called for a reform of the way sport is coached in Japan, including a ban on all forms of abuse by coaches against child athletes. The New National Stadium, the main stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium (C-R) are pictured on July 24, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. A coach and a team captain have since been banned for life from the sport, denying all allegations of abuse.

Source: CNN July 21, 2020 00:11 UTC