Published: October 16, 2018
- Mary Bono had aimed shot at Nike over Kaepernick adverts
- Gymnastics body already recovering from Nassar abuse scandal
The interim CEO and president of USA Gymnastics, Mary Bono, has resigned just four days after she stepped into the role.
The move represents yet more turmoil for the organisation, which is still dealing with the aftermath of the Larry Nassar abuse scandal. Bono was the subject of criticism from Olympic champion Simone Biles at the weekend. “*mouth drop* don’t worry, it’s not like we needed a smarter usa gymnastics president or any sponsors or anything,” wrote Biles on Twitter. Bono had tweeted, and then deleted, a photo of herself drawing over a Nike logo, a presumed shot at the company’s advertising campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick. Bono later tweeted that she respects “everyone’s views & fundamental right to express them.”
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