RIO DE JANEIRO -- The sight of Emily Seebohm bawling her eyes out pool-side did provide a fairly convincing argument.But Australias dual world champion backstroker says she doesnt want to be the poster girl for social media bans at the Rio Olympics.More and more Australian swimmers are following Seebohms lead and brushing social media at the 2016 Games after her London meltdown.At the 2012 Games, Seebohm was inconsolable pool-side after infamously blaming a Twitter fixation for her shock London 100m backstroke result.Seebohm broke the Olympic record in the heats, only to surprisingly succumb to American nemesis Missy Franklin in the final.Seebohm, 24, has handballed her social media accounts to a friend as she looks to finally break through for a maiden individual Games gold at Rio - her third Olympics.But Seebohm hoped other swimmers did not just blindly follow her lead and ban social media at Rio despite her convincing argument at London.Social media is something you have to decide personally, said Seebohm a 10-year veteran of the Australian swim team.Some people might like that distraction.Personally it doesnt work, I know that.Keeping a low profile on Twitter worked a treat at the 2015 world titles in Kazan, Russia for Seebohm.She became just the fifth woman since 1973 to claim the 100m-200m world double in Kazan.It marked her first individual gold medals at her fifth world titles campaign.Seebohm hinted at more greatness to come at Rio.A two-time relay Olympic gold medallist, Seebohm was confident of finally breaking through for individual honours in Brazil thanks to her new outlook.The same approach I took at Kazan I am taking here, she said ominously.I havent posted anything of late and I dont plan to.When I finish my events I will take it from there.Hopefully with plenty to tweet about. 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Zimbabwe went on to lose the Test by 257 runs, conceding the series 2-0.Zimbabwe Cricket was deeply disturbed by the conduct of a section of fans who made abusive and racist chants targeted at our players during Zimbabwes just-ended Test series against Sri Lanka at Harare Sports Club, ZCs statement said. We condemn any act of racism, abuse or intolerance in cricket, in particular, and sport, in general.The chants appear to have come from the section of the ground known as Castle Corner, where fans traditionally gather in boisterous but good-natured support during international games. This is also the area where members of the Zimbabwe Cricket Supporters Union (ZCSU), an unofficial body that mobilises support for the national team during home games, can usually be found.We are also disappointted by such racist rants, if they were really made, Tapfumaneyi Vivian Banhire, chairman of the ZCSU, told cricketbadger.ddddddddddddcom. Our supporters union has no such members who engaged in such behaviour.Banhire confirmed his organisations position to ESPNcricinfo. It wasnt any of our guys, he said. Zimbabwean supporters are not racial at all.During Zimbabwes last home series against India in June when the home side was thrashed in all of their matches, disgruntled Zimbabwe fans vented their frustrations by holding up a variety of homemade signs, some of which suggested that Zimbabwe cricket players should be arrested and face treason over their performances.The fans made themselves clear during the India series and I believe the players had got the message, therefore there was no need to continue with waving such cards again, Banhire said. The fans are very happy that we have come this far.ZC is continuing to investigate Wallers complaint, and warned that it is taking steps to introduce sanctions against those involved in such incidents. The ICCs anti-racism code requires members to impose punishments, including possible life bans, on anyone found guilty of racial abuse. ' ' '
