Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Boxing - Women's Lightweight - Quarterfinal - Kokugikan Arena - Tokyo, Japan - August 3, 2021 Kellie Harrington of Ireland in action against Imane Khelif of Algeria Pool via REUTERS/Luis Robayo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Top-ranked women's lightweight Kellie Harrington is staying off social media to screen out distractions in her battle for gold at the Tokyo Olympics - even if that prevents her from seeing messages of support from home.
The 31-year-old Irishwoman, widely tipped to win the title, highlighted the pressures social media can place athletes under, days after Simone Biles spoke of her mental health struggles and the difficulty of dealing with online scrutiny.
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