Race Walker Withdraws After Abe Uta’s Tearful Appeal as JOC Issues Unprecedented Statement on Defamation at Paris Olympics

Abe’s tears on the Internet

I cried for him.

I cried for him,

“That was disgusting.

“That was disgusting.

to “That was so embarrassing.

A sports newspaper reporter in charge of the Olympics said

As was the case at the previous Tokyo Olympics, athletes who carry the expectations of the nation on their shoulders tend to attract slander. The fact that taxpayers’ money is being used to strengthen athletes is probably a major factor.

Japan is still a better place. Overseas, players who make mistakes often receive death threats. No matter how much attention is given, the slander will not disappear, so more and more athletes freeze their SNS accounts during the Olympics,” he says.

He said, “Sometimes, media people who cover the Olympics are even asked to comment on the situation.

Sometimes, the media who cover the games are also subjected to abusive language from people who appear to be officials of the other country. Another sports newspaper reporter covering the event in the area said, “After Poet Abe lost, the number of players who have frozen their SNS accounts is increasing.

After Abe Uta lost, someone made a crying gesture in front of me.

I was so shocked.

Kumiko Okada (Fujitsu) and Ayane Yanai (Ritsumeikan University), who withdrew from the women’s 20-kilometer walk, also faced the ill will of the Internet.

The Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF) explained that the reason for her withdrawal was “to concentrate on the men’s and women’s mixed relay. After the announcement, Yanai wrote in her X

Regarding my decision to withdraw from the 20kmW, I was hurt by the harsh words I received from many people.

《Before the games, I become extra nervous and sensitive. Cheering, not criticism, is a source of strength for us athletes. Criticism hurts the players. I hope that this kind of thing will decrease even a little.

I hope that this kind of thing will decrease. The men’s and women’s mixed relay will be held on August 7.

Other negative comments were made about Kei Nishikori and Naomi Osaka of the men’s and women’s tennis teams, who were helplessly eliminated in the first round, and Tomokazu Zhang and Hina Hayata of the mixed doubles table tennis team, who were considered medal contenders but lost out to the North Korean pair.

In recent years, it has become possible to file a request for disclosure of the sender of a message in response to excessive slander. What is important is that the JOC (Japanese Olympic Committee) and the various associations take firm action, not the individual athletes.

The JOC is said to be monitoring the slander behind the scenes, so it may be time to consider legal action against postings that go too far. The JOC and associations exist for this purpose, so they should be more proactive in taking measures so that athletes can concentrate on their competitions.

Therefore, on July 30, this magazine sent several questions to the JOC public relations office, including “the possibility of taking legal action against malicious slander against individual athletes” and “whether or not monitoring is being carried out,” etc. Although we did not receive individual responses, on August 1, the JOC responded with a “Message from TEAM JAPAN,

We would like to reiterate to our supporters that they should not spread slander and defamation, and that they should observe good manners when posting on SNS and other social networking sites. We will consider reporting insulting or threatening content to the police or taking legal action if it goes too far.

This is an unusual statement for a tournament. It seems as if they are finally getting off their asses.

In this social networking society, the importance of players’ mental health is increasing year by year. The JOC and the various associations must take measures so that the athletes can concentrate on the competition, but we must not forget that what is being questioned above all is the morality of the individual.