Two senior officials of the gymnastics governing body denied on Friday a harassment allegation made by an Olympic gymnast but admitted some of their words and actions may have been inappropriate."We have never uttered threatening words to Miyakawa," Chieko Tsukahara and her husband Mitsuo Tsukahara said in a statement, responding to the allegation made by Sae Miyakawa, a 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympian. "We apologize for deeply hurting her feelings," they added.The Japan Gymnastics Association said an independent committee will investigate the alleged harassment. The Tsukaharas said they will …READ FULL ARTICLE
