Track and field‘s power couple, Noah Lyles and Junelle Bromfield, had to face a lot of adversity during their time in the City of Love. The both of them found themselves in hot water due to the World Champion’s comments regarding the inner workings of the Jamaican training camp. Even though neither of them seemed bothered in the slightest during the Paris Olympics, the Jamaican sprinter finally opened up about how taxing the slews of unbridled hate were in an Instagram post on August 23.

Bromfield shared a carousel of the heartbreaking comments she had received over the past few weeks. “I have been getting cyber bullied for weeks and when it gets talked about I’m a liar because no Jamaican was coming for my features.” She gave a shoutout to all the “little black girls” that look up to her at the end of the caption. Her beau, Lyles, backed her up in the comments with a sweet little message. “Baby you are and will always be an inspiration to all little girls feeling this exact way.” Leave it to the sprinter to find an endearing way to support his girl.

As empowering as this was, Junelle Bromfield pointed out how difficult this has been for her. “I grew up hearing black is not beautiful , Your hair is dry , your mouth is too big , your forehead too high and when you throw all those insults behind you and start walking with confidence the best compliment you get is your pretty for a black girl .” She stated how surprised she was to witness colorism from her fellow countrymen and women.

Even though she highlighted all the hurtful remarks in her post, the 26-year-old ended her caption positively. “I could go off ranting but I’m just here to tell all the girls/women on my profile that you’re beautiful no matter your shade ,shape or size.” Noah Lyles’ comment suggested there was more to this than meets the eye. “I can’t wait for the day that you tell your story in full because every girl that has felt what you are going through will know how amazing they can be and go on to do amazing things!.” But what brought this hate on?

Junelle Bromfield has seen both sides of the coin

It all started with Noah Lyles’ comments in a casual sit-down interview with Track World News. “Junelle being Jamaican and having trained in MVP, I have been getting the drama from the Jamaican camp for at least five years now.” The sprinter didn’t mean any malice with the statement. But many fans were not too pleased by this information. This led to a barrage of comments calling the Jamaican sprinter terms like “backstabber” and “traitor.”

But the 26-year-old didn’t let this affect her. She responded with a story on Instagram stating she was living her best life. However, this only made matters worse. Like Bromfield stated, they then went after her with a slew of racist comments. This prompted another story from the sprinter. She shared a biblical verse. Even though she was handed the short end of the stick, many fans rallied behind her. Comments like “The only people being affected rn is junelle bromfield with the backlash she is getting from Jamaicans,” made the rounds. What is your take on the situation? Let us know in the comments!