SUNS STAR CALLS OUT RACISM
GOLD Coast player Mabior Chol has called out a targeted racist attack on social media, with the Suns and former club Richmond coming out in support of the popular player.
Chol, 24, called out the attack on his Instagram account on Thursday, sharing a screenshot of an abusive direct message. Chol labelled the message “low” and soon after the
Suns took to social media in defence of their new player.
“The Gold Coast Suns wholeheartedly condemn racist comments made towards one of our players via social media,” the statement read.
“It’s simply not good enough, there is no place for racism in sport or society. It has to stop.
“As a club and community, we must live up to our mantra of
Challenge Accepted and call out racist behaviour, when we witness it.
“We encourage people to better educate themselves and those around them, on the impact racist behaviour has on the victims and their family.
“We need everyone to accept the challenge and stamp out racism. “Racism. It Stops With Me.” Richmond also came to the former Tiger’s defence, with the club retweeting the Suns’ statement and adding: “We support Mabior Chol in calling out this disgusting behaviour and stand with him and @GoldCoastSUNS in condemning racism and discrimination.”
The Instagram account that sent the message to Chol has since been deleted. He joined the Suns last week as an unrestricted free agent after 31 games over six seasons at Richmond.