Olympics - Atlanta shooting has increased awareness of attacks on Asian Americans, say Shibutanis

FILE PHOTO: Figure Skating - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Ice Dance free dance competition final - Gangneung, South Korea - February 20, 2018 - Bronze medallists Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani of the U.S. celebrate. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo

(Reuters) - American ice dancers Maia and Alex Shibutani, the first duo of Asian descent to win Olympic medals in the sport, said last week's shootings near Atlanta had made the wider public more aware of reports of a growing number of attacks faced by Asian Americans.

Eight people, six of whom were Asian women, were killed in the March 16 rampage and a 21-year-old white man has been charged with the homicides. Police are still investigating the motive.