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[Global Times Comprehensive Report] The Japanese Olympic Committee issued a statement on the 1st, issuing a stern warning against the frequent online violence against Japanese Olympic athletes.

The statement pointed out that unconscious slander and criticism on the Internet will not only hurt the athletes' feelings, but also cause them anxiety and fear. The Japanese Olympic Committee will consider calling the police or taking legal measures against such insults and threats. The Japanese Olympic Committee also pleaded that netizens should understand how difficult it is for athletes to get to the Olympic stage and cheer them on.

Kyodo News reported on the 2nd that since the opening of this Olympic Games, some athletes have been verbally attacked by netizens. Japanese female race walker Yanai Ayane said recently that she was "hurt by many people's harsh words". Influenced by this, she decided to withdraw from the individual race walking event and focus on the mixed race walking relay event. Japanese female judo star Abe Shi broke down and cried after being eliminated in the 52kg round of 16, and was ridiculed by some netizens. Japan's "Daily News" said on the 2nd that in recent years, the frequent defamation and criticism of athletes on Japanese social media has become a major social problem, which has already occurred at the Tokyo Olympics.

It is reported that the International Olympic Committee has started to use a multilingual artificial intelligence system since the Paris Olympics to detect comments under athletes' social media accounts and delete harmful content such as insults. In addition, the International Olympic Committee has also alleviated this problem by providing psychological counseling services to athletes in the Olympic Village. (Zhen Xiang)