This Australian coach admitted to 'gross' sexual misconduct. He got a six-month suspension

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Boxing Australia's head coach Jamie Pittman has withdrawn from the Olympics in Paris, and the tribunal has recommended a six-month suspension along with written apologies to a team physiotherapist and at least two athletes.

Boxing Australia's head coach has admitted to "disgusting" sexual misconduct involving female fighters and has withdrawn from the Paris Olympics. Jamie Pittman has apologised at the National Sports Tribunal, which has delivered damning findings about his behaviour. Pittman, national coach since 2021, has withdrawn from the Olympics in Paris, and the tribunal has recommended a six-month suspension.

" Pittman has also stood himself down from the Australian Olympic Committee's Indigenous Advisory Committee "for the immediate future". He is also on Australian boxing's selection panel, Boxing Australia's coaching consultative committee, and the Indigenous advisory committee. The tribunal found an alarming frequency of offences, between 16 July and 26 October last year.

 

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