Olympics-Women faced 87% of social media abuse in World Athletics Tokyo Games study

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(Reuters) - Women were the target of 87% of the social media abuse that a sample of athletes faced during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, according to a World Athletics study published on Thursday.

The research, carried out in collaboration with data science company Signify Group, found that the abuse included sexist, racist, transphobic and homophobic content, as well as unfounded doping accusations.