Women Shine on Facebook, Instagram During 2020 Summer Olympic Games

Brazilian skateboarder Rayssa Leal, US gymnast Simone Biles stood out

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Facebook shared details on activity on the flagship social network and Instagram during the 2020 Summer Olympic Games from Tokyo.

Athletes worldwide gained more than 75 million followers and drove over 410 million interactions on Instagram during the event, creating more than 300,000 Stories.

Brazilian skateboarder Rayssa Leal, who became a Twitter sensation during the Games, made her mark on Instagram, as well, adding the most followers (5.8 million) of all athletes competing in Tokyo and driving the most interactions (18.44

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