Around 40 per cent of athletes would not call out poor behaviour like racism, bullying and discrimination, according to a report from Sport Integrity Australia (SIA).

The Positive Behaviours in Sport Study — surveying more than 1,200 community and professional athletes, and coaches — found 46 per cent of athletes would not report body shaming, 43 per cent racism, 40 per cent bullying, and 38 per cent inappropriate sexual behaviour.

Athletes said they often would not think the behaviour was serious enough or believed their reports would not be taken seriously.

"This is a call to action for all of us in sport," SIA chief executive Sarah Benson wrote in the report's introduction.

"We must continue to evolve our education and communication so that every participant understands what and how

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