Raisman questions USA Gymnastics' interim president pick


FILE PHOTO - Gymnast Aly Raisman attends the 2017 Glamour Women of the Year Awards at the Kings Theater in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., November 13, 2017. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

(Reuters) - Three-time Olympic gold medallist Aly Raisman on Monday spoke out against USA Gymnastics' choice for its interim president and chief executive, saying survivors of sexual abuse "deserve better."

The criticism from Raisman, one of the athletes sexually abused by former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, comes three days after the sport's governing body in the United States named Mary Bono as its interim leader.

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