Overview
- Four national team members — Adirem Tejada, Dalia Alcocer, Julia Gutiérrez and Kimberly Salazar — filed a formal complaint with FEVIMTRA alleging psychological, physical and economic abuse, degrading treatment and manipulation, and they said they feared reprisals.
- Following those complaints, the Mexican Gymnastics Federation removed head coach Blajaith Aguilar from the national team, sent the case to its Disciplinary Commission and said it is preparing reports for international bodies.
- Former team member Andrea Garza posted a video alleging daily photo check‑ins on a scale, punishments that cut off water and bathroom access for small weight gains, and assigned religious readings about being a “submissive woman,” and she also described a physical assault at a meet in Bulgaria.
- Aguilar has denied wrongdoing and said in her own video that she is stepping back to defend her name through institutional channels while legal and disciplinary processes play out.
- The investigations unfold weeks before the Pan American Championships in Brazil and during the build‑up to Los Angeles 2028, focusing attention on how Mexico polices athlete welfare in high‑pressure programs.