Olympics: One of the country's best pole-vaulting coaches allegedly preyed on some of Australia's most brilliant young female athletes.
Elite Olympic coach accused of abuse | 01:24Athletics Australia said it was “profoundly sorry” on Saturday over allegations that celebrated pole vault coach Alex Parnov groomed, sexually harassed and inappropriately touched multiple young women in his care.Get your first month for just $1. Limited time offerRussia-born Parnov worked at the Western Australian Institute of Sport between 1998 and 2019, when he quit after an investigation into claims of inappropriate behaviour was launched.
It cited “a trove of texts, emails and incriminating video, as well as secret reports of incidents that should have been reported to police”.Nina Kennedy and Alex ParnovThe newspaper claimed his behaviour was ignored and then kept secret by WAIS, which declined to give details of its investigation when Parnov stood down in 2019.
“We support those who have spoken up and encourage any others who may have experienced unacceptable behaviours to come forward and speak to us confidentially so that further action can be taken.”
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