Go Doxx Yourself

Game for all? Online abuse in sport pushing top talent out of the spotlight


Published: 20 August 2025 at 00:00 Europe/London

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Abuse of athletes on social media is pushing sporting talent to reject top jobs out of fear for their mental and physical safety

In this episode of Go Doxx Yourself, host Dr Rebecca Whittington speaks to Sanjay Bhandari, chair of Kick it Out, and former Mirror Sport journalist Jacob Leeks, about the harrowing realities of online harassment in the sporting world.

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