Athletics-Jamaican sprinter Bromfield speaks out about online abuse


FILE PHOTO: Paris 2024 Olympics - Athletics - Women's 400m Semi-Finals - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 07, 2024. Junelle Bromfield of Jamaica in action. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Jamaican sprinter Junelle Bromfield has spoken out about the abuse she suffered during the recent Paris Games over her relationship with newly crowned Olympic 100 metres champion Noah Lyles.

The 26-year-old world and Olympic medallist has been harassed on social media by Jamaicans who called her a "sell-out" because she dates the American sprinter, even posting death threats.

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