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That children and youth can take part in - and enjoy – organized sport is a widely shared goal and priority in contemporary societies. The extent to which young people experience exclusion and harm in sport, is thus an essential question. In this paper, we address the exposure to sexual harassment and bullying among Norwegian teenagers involved in grassroot sport. The analyzed data comes from the cross-sectional, representative survey Young in Oslo 2021 (N = 19,235, response rate = 53 %, age 13-19), that contains information about various aspects of young people's life. Those of the participants who were active in sports at the time of the survey (n = 6,472) were asked about exposure to sexual harassment and bullying in sports during the past year. In this paper we examine 1) the prevalence of exposure to sexual harassment and bullying among young people who train in sports teams, 2) differences in vulnerability between young people in individual sports and team sports, 3) who the athletes report as the perpetrator, and 4) how gender and socio-economic status are associated with exposure to sexual harassment and bullying in sport.
