Safe Sport Day: Nearly 25,000 abusive messages identified during Paris 2024, Milano Cortina 2026
Aug 10, 2026
Paris [France], August 10: Online abuse is an increasing threat to athletes, officials and sporting communities, with the scale and sophistication of harmful online behaviour continuing to evolve. As the world marked Safe Sport Day on 8 August, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has published a new report based on findings from its Cyber-Abuse Protection Service (CAPS), which analysed 4.3 million posts and comments across the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, identifying nearly 25,000 abusive messages.