The Condemnation Of Racial Harassment Of 3 British Penalty Executors, Usain Bolt: Terrible, It's So Hard To Watch This Kind Of Thing

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JAKARTA - Owner of eight Olympic gold medals Usain Bolt has condemned the attack on the trio of executioners in the England national team's penalty shootout which failed in the Euro 2020 final. He stressed that racism should have no place in football or society.

The three players in question are Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka, who were targeted by online racist attacks after England lost to Italy in the Euro 2020 final on Sunday, July 11.

"You can be angry with someone who failed because we are all human, but when it comes to the aspect of race, that kind of behavior is unacceptable in football or any other general situation," the Jamaican runner said. July.

Attacks do not only occur in cyberspace, the Rashford mural in Manchester has also been the target of acts of vandalism with a message of racism.

Bolt, who briefly switched professions as a footballer in Australia, called the racist attack something appalling.

"First of all it's terrible to know... it's really hard for me to see this kind of thing. As a black person, I can say it's hard for them and you can't blame them, because they don't decide the penalty taker, " he said.

"This is football, there are wins, there are losses and it's tough when you lose. I've felt that with my team but I'm not going to insult anyone or demean them based on race or anything. We all get angry when we miss a penalty, but when it comes to race , you have to understand it will be a problem.

"Racial violence is so unfair and I don't believe this is the direction football is going, I've loved football my entire sporting career, following these players... so it's hard to see this all happening," the former Jamaican athlete said. .