Canadian Olympian calling for end to athlete abuse

A Canadian Olympic athlete is calling for an inquiry into amateur sports abuse. Waneek Horn-Miller is looking to end the systemic sexual, physical and verbal abuse of athletes.

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Horn-Miller is the former co-captain of Canada's Olympic women's water polo team. She is quoted as saying, "We cannot rely on current competing athletes to fight within their sports. You can't, because that means the end of their career. And that is why I have been so vocal as a retired athlete to do something about it."

As a former athlete, Horn-Miller understands the mindset of the athlete and the power dynamics between coach and athlete. She told the CBC that she let the goal of getting to the Olympics to accept racial and verbal abuse that she would not otherwise have tolerated.

"You have a dream of becoming an Olympian and you are extraordinarily vulnerable. The power is held within the coach's hand. You will do anything, anything to get your Olympic dream. It is an obsession that makes you vulnerable to all kinds of abuse," the CBC reports.

Attorney Jon Little and his legal team at Saeed & Little are highly qualified to represent Canadian athletes. Reach out to Jon and learn how he can be of help.