DATA COLLECTION PROTOCOL – INSTAGRAM OF BRAZILIAN OLYMPIC ATHLETES (RIO 2016 / PARIS 2024)

This protocol outlines the procedures for data collection on the Instagram accounts of Brazilian women athletes who participated in the Summer Olympic Games of 2016 and 2024. The collection aims to identify how these athletes construct narratives of identity and subjectivity on social media, with a focus on images, videos, and captions related to their Olympic experiences. Data are gathered from public profiles using digital tools, following detailed steps for the recording and organisation of the material. The methodological approach draws on poststructuralist feminism and Michel Foucault’s technologies of the self, with the aim of fostering critical analyses of gender, sport, and digital media. The protocol has been approved by an ethics committee and is available under an open licence for replication in other contexts.