The IOC (International Olympic Committee) has set up a 24-hour counseling service to provide counseling in response to a series of slanderous injuries to athletes participating in the Tokyo Olympics on the Internet.
At the Tokyo Olympics, there are a number of cases in which domestic and foreign athletes are suffering from slander on the Internet.
Among them, in Japan, Jun Mizutani, who won the gold medal in the table tennis mixed doubles, and Kanoa Igarashi, who won the silver medal in the surfing boys, have been revealed to have been slandered on their SNS.
Under these circumstances, IOC = International Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Adams said at a press conference on the 30th, "Unfortunately, comments on slander are found in various places, but they are not allowed." ..
The IOC has set up a 24-hour counseling service and is promoting counseling in 70 languages. Adams, a spokeswoman, said, "If necessary, please use the counseling service. I called.