Chelsea Alley recentlt shared her experiences on social media. Not all the comments were positive ones. That’s according to recent research from WHISPA – a women’s health in sport group, which reports to High Performance Sport New Zealand. Professor Holly Thorpe from the University of Waikato, says many female athletes involved with the research reported receiving abusive comments and “trolling” on social media. “You’ve got racism and sexism going on … and a lot of really negative body comments as well,” she said. “A lot of athletes aren t calling it out, they re just trying to deal with it . [but] it takes a significant toll.”