BYU hit by fresh allegations of racist abuse from crowd at athletic event

Fresh allegations of racist slurs being used at a BYU athletic event have emerged, a month after similar claims involving the Duke volleyball team.

Four of her teammates independently confirmed to the Guardian that they also heard the chants.

The Guardian has withheld the identities of the sources at their request to protect them from reprisal.

The allegations come a month after another claim of racism involving a crowd at BYU. In August a Duke volleyball player, Rachel Richardson, said she had been subjected to racist slurs during a match at BYU and that officials did not react quickly enough when the abuse was reported.