Junelle Bromfield recounts the vicious hate campaign against her during the Paris Olympics [Image Source: Getty Images and Sim Soul Sessions' Instagram]

"They wish my foot gets broken"- Noah Lyles' girlfriend Junelle Bromfield lists details of 'online abuse' during the Paris Olympics

Modified Sep 24, 2024 06:09 GMT

Jamaican sprinter Junelle Bromfield has been vocal about the hate campaign that she was subjected to for the past few months. In a recent interview with internet personality Simone Clarke-Cooper, Bromfield opened up on what she had to endure before and after the Paris Olympics.

Bromfield was subjected to online abuse from many social media users, including fellow Jamaicans. On the 'Sim Soul Sessions' podcast, she revealed that she was facing several death threats. In her words,

"I mean, during Olympics, and even before like, I had to turn off my inbox, because I was getting death threats from people. I had Jamaicans inboxing me, that they wish my foot gets broken, and If I come home, they're going to.... I didn't feel like it was the right time, even though I wanted to go back to see my family, to go home..."

Bromfield had recently taken part in the Paris Olympics, where she participated in the women's 400m and the women's 4x400m relay respectively. The Jamaican failed to qualify for the finals of the 400m event, where she finished last overall with a timing of 51.93 seconds in her heats.

The Jamaican later ran the second leg in the finals of the mixed 4x400m relay. Despite her best efforts, her team finished only fifth overall.

Junelle Bromfield on support from Noah Lyles

Junelle Bromfield and boyfriend Noah Lyles attending the US Open Championships [Image Source: Getty]

Junelle Bromfield also recounted how Noah Lyles, the current Olympic champion in the men's 100m, has been supportive of her throughout this phase. Simone Clarke-Cooper mentioned this in an Instagram post she posted before the interview, where she wrote,

"....Therapy has been her foundation during this time, and she started it thanks to her boyfriend, Noah Lyles."

Interestingly, Lyles acknowledged the importance of Bromfield in his life, and how she did not judge him in the same way as others did. In his conversation with People, he said,

"We’re both Olympic medalists, we’re both two-time Olympians, we’ve been to multiple world championships together. And even though our journeys are different, we still are fighters and we have a lot of the same qualities.”

A few days after the Paris Olympics came to an end, Lyles penned a heartfelt tribute to Junelle Bromfield and her struggle against the hate campaign on his Instagram account. The Jamaican sprinter reacted to the same by posting in the comments,

"Thank you baby. For always supporting long before we even started dating . I remember 2019 you had just became World Champion and my brother passed away around that time in the midst celebrating one of your biggest achievements. You tried so hard to make me feel better to help me see the positive in life and how god will always pull me out of a dark situation."

Though the two had known each other since 2017, it wasn't until 2022 that Bromfield and Noah Lyles officially began dating each other. She has cheered Lyles on several occasions, including the 100m event at the Paris Olympics, where he won back the Olympic gold medal for the USA after 20 years!