WA study finds female Olympians recieve more online abuse than men

November 28, 2021

A recent study published by World Athletics (WA) revealed that female athletes competing in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were the target of 87 per cent of all online abuse directed at Olympic athletes during the Games. According to WA, the results of the study indicate that more needs to be done to protect athletes from abuse on social media platforms. RUNNING MAG