Adlington targeted by online trolls

Central
Nottinghamshire
Rebecca Adlington
Mansfield
Thursday 31 May 2012 at 8:41am

Rebecca Adlington says she has received "nasty comments" online Credit: ITV Central

Olympic champion and Nottinghamshire athlete Rebecca Adlington says she will avoid the internet during this year's Olympic Games - after she was taunted over her looks and personality by online trolls.

Rebecca, who is from Mansfield, took gold in the 400m and 800m freestyle at the Beijing 2008 Games. She says she regularly uses the 'block' button on Twitter to stop people sending her cruel messages.