Claire Heafford Interview: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG 07/04/2026
SANDRA SCHMIDT
G4CI are proud to be featured in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, one of Europe’s leading newspapers. In this powerful interview, our Founder and CEO Claire Heafford shares a survivor-led perspective on how top performances are possible without harming athletes and what needs to change on a systemic level to uphold athlete rights.
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Claire Heafford Interview: Die Tageszeitung
DIE TAGESZEITUNG 12/04/2026
SANDRA SCHMIDT
G4CI are proud to be featured in TAZ, headquartered in Berlin. In this hard-hitting interview, Claire talks in depth about the goal of G4CI to apply pressure and bring lasting change to gymnastics. A key topic covered includes the challenges involved in dismissing coaches across Europe, and why a list of banned coaches is essential for transparency and reform in the sport.
Has British Gymnastics cleaned up its act: The Sports Agents
GLOBAL PLAYER THE SPORTS AGENTS 21/10/2025
GABBY LOGAN & MARK CHAPMAN
Joseph Carr, Senior Associate in The Abuse Team at Bolt Burdon Kemp (BBK), speaks to Gabby and Mark about the G4CI members he is representing, as they bring civil claims and abuse cases forward through the Independent Complaints Process (ICP) set up by British Gymnastics in the wake of The Whyte Review. G4CI, as a trauma-informed organisation, has been providing support to the 44 survivor complainants with civil claims represented by BBK throughout this process.
Sportswomen of the Year nominee, Claire Heafford’s mission to rid gymnastics of abuse: The Sunday Times
THE SUNDAY TIMES 05/11/2022
JOHN AIZELWOOD
“I grew up in what felt like a Soviet training camp,” says Claire Heafford — “but it was in the heart of the Home Counties.”
Jennifer Mcilveen Discusses Reforms within British Gymnastics
ITV NEWS 18/10/2022
STEVE SCOTT & TOM BRADBY
Jennifer Mcllveen gives her thoughts on British Gymnastics’ latest announcement of Reform ‘25, a 40-point plan to tackle the systemic abuse of gymnasts that was highlighted in the Whyte Review. She states that there is still a lot more work that needs to be done.
Claire Heafford and Sarah Powell discuss Reform '25 with Krupa Paddy: BBC Radio 4
BBC RADIO 4 WOMEN’S HOUR 24/10/2022
KRUPA PADDY
Claire Heafford joins Krupa Paddy, along with Sarah Powell, the CEO of British Gymnastics, to discuss Reform ‘25. Claire says that, broadly speaking, it is a positive step forwards but worries that it may be performative rather than substantive.
Gymnasts for Change Sets out the Measures Needed to End Abuse: The Times
THE SUNDAY TIMES 19/06/2022
CLAIRE HEAFFORD
Claire Heafford founder of G4CI sets out the measures needed to end abuse in a new era for sport.
Report Shows Darker Side of the Sport:
BBC Sport
BBC SPORT 17/06/2022
NATALIE PIRKS AND DAN ROAN
Anne Whyte's shocking report into the "systemic" physical and emotional abuse of young athletes is a devastating blow to the reputation of gymnastics. Former elite gymnast and lead advocate, G4CI, Nicole Pavier Carr speaks to BBC Sport’s Natalie Pirks following the release of the report.
Claire Heafford Reacts to Independent Review of British Gymnastics:
CNN
CNN 17/06/2022
AMANDA DAVIES
Claire Heafford, former gymnast and co-founder of Gymnasts for Change, speaks to CNN Sport’s Amanda Davies in light of the Whyte Review. She recommends legislative change and the mandatory reporting of abuse.
The Whyte Review: Sky Sports News
SKY SPORTS NEWS 17/06/2022
TOM PARMENTER
Following the publication of the Whyte Review, G4CI founding elite athletes Nicole Pavier Carr and Jennifer Mcllveen (née Pinches) OLY speak out about the culture of fear and silence.
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