‘It gets better’: Olympic president’s advice for bullying victims

Aljazeera
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Nov 3, 2026
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We go over here, then we can see the outside.
Ever shared your dream and spoken out about it,
but then the reaction of people
is that people laughed at you or even bullied you?
Well, this is Kirstie Coventry, the head of the Olympic Committee.
You were bullied too.
If you had one piece of advice to athletes
or to people facing bullying, what would it be?
It would be to just take a breath.
And remember that things are going to be better
because I think when you look back, especially as a young person,
you're very much living in right now and today.
And I can reassure you that it does get better.
But also have the confidence in who you are as a person
and, you know, just tell them to sod off and just, you know,
go off over there and just leave me to do my thing.
