Middle distance runner could not hide his disappointment after being knocked out of the 1500m then facing social media abuse during Paris 2024
Middle distance runner Olli Hoare has seven phones shoved in his face, in the interview room underneath the Stade de France. He coughs a bit, asks for water, tries to compose himself. It’s hard because he is out. Out of the 1500m repechage on Saturday, after a failure in the heats the day before.
“My Instagram has been really bad after that. It was a terrible race, and I’ve been abused on Instagram so I had to delete it,” Hoare says. He pauses. For seven seconds. Looks away, starts to choke up. “It’s not great. I probably should have deleted Instagram before I went into the Village, but I miss my friends.”
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/04/paris-olympics-2024-australia-athletics-olli-hoare-online-hate-middle-distance
Author : Jack Snape at the Stade de France
Publish date : 2024-08-03 23:17:19
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