Soviet gymnast told how her coach violated her before the Olympics-1972
'06.04.2018'
Source: Eurosport
Olga Korbut accused coach Renald Knysh of rape, which occurred when the athlete turned 17 years.
The harassment surfaced almost 50 years later. According to Korbut, Knish raped her on the eve of the 1972 Games in Munich, writes Eurosport.
“This is the truth I live with. I hid it all because I was ashamed. It happened in Minsk in the hotel "Yubileinaya". Right before the Olympic Games, ”Olga said in the program“ Let Them Talk ”on Channel One.
Korbut hopes that after her recognition 87-year-old Knysh will be punished.
"It's true. Let him say anything. You have to carry this sin that you did. And not only with me, Renald Ivanovich. I respect you as a coach, but as a person, I'm sorry, you are nobody to me, ”added Korbut.
During the telecast, the moderator contacted Knysh using a video call. The coach accused Olga of lying.
“Lies from the first to the last word. What rudeness, insolence and foul language! ”- said the coach.
At the Games in Munich in 1974, Korbut won three gold and one silver. After 2, after the success of Korbut, the feature film “Miracle with pigtails” was shot based on the biography of the athlete.
In 2017, the financially troubled Korbut auctioned Olympic awards.
