Track and field athletes at the Paris Olympics were targeted by racism or sexualized abuse, according to a World Athletics study of the social media accounts of over 1,900 competitors released on Thursday.
Abuse of that nature made up more than 48% of the total while "general abuse" accounted for 32%.
The study monitored the social media accounts of 1,917 athletes and officials for the duration of the Olympics and for...
Track and field athletes at the Paris Olympics were targeted by racism or sexualized abuse, according to a World Athletics study of the social media accounts of over 1,900 competitors released on Thursday.
Abuse of that nature made up more than 48% of the total while "general abuse" accounted for 32%.
The study monitored the social media accounts of 1,917 athletes and officials for the duration of the Olympics and for...
