2022 Olympic Winter Games Beijing
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I can’t believe IOC went ahead to ban Russian and Belarusian disabled athletes from competing in Beijing paralympics.
Even worse, the western media were appalled not because IOC banned the athletes but because IOC didn't ban them initially.
Sports and politics are permitted to mix but only when non US led countries start wars. The hypocrisy is astounding
Even worse, the western media were appalled not because IOC banned the athletes but because IOC didn't ban them initially.
Sports and politics are permitted to mix but only when non US led countries start wars. The hypocrisy is astounding
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Taiwan cuts funding for Olympic speed skater who wore China uniform ‘for friendship’
- Huang Yu-ting posted a clip on social media wearing China’s team outfit, drawing ire from netizens and commentators on the island
- Sports Administration says government subsidies for Huang to train and compete are suspended for two years
Taiwan’s Huang Yu-ting reacts after competing in the women’s 500m speed skating event during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Photo: AFP
Taiwan’s government said on Thursday it was cutting funding for one of its Olympic flagbearers as punishment for her donning China’s national team uniform in the run-up to the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The mainland and Taiwan have been at odds for decades as Beijing regards the self-ruled island as its territory, vowing to seize it one day – by force if necessary.
Speed skater Huang Yu-ting hit a nerve after she posted a clip on social media in January wearing China’s team outfit.
The Sport Administration said government subsidies for Huang to train and compete would be suspended for two years as punishment for her “repeated controversial behaviour and remarks”.
Taiwan’s skater Huang Yu-ting in the Chinese outfit that “violated her role”, according to the island’s government. Photo: Weibo
Huang “violated her role as a member of the national team … and hurt the honour of the country as well as the people’s feelings,” it said in a statement.
The administration said it planned to revise relevant regulations governing the conduct of athletes on teams representing the island to help ensure they “maintain national dignity”.
Huang, 33, was one of four Taiwanese athletes competing at the Beijing Winter Olympics last month.
She removed the video following a barrage of criticism, explaining later that a mainland friend had given her the uniform and she wore it “for friendship”.
“Let sports be sports. In sports, we do not distinguish nationalities,” she wrote on her official Facebook fan page which she has since closed.
She drew more ire during the Games when she said in an interview with mainland media that she felt “at home” competing in Beijing.
She was also slammed for saying in a post on her personal Facebook page that it was open to messages left by “haters and acid netizens”.
“Those who are supporting me, please don’t leave a comment, just like the post,” she wrote.
Taiwan is not allowed to compete during the Olympics and other major sporting events under its name because of Beijing’s opposition. Instead it uses the name Chinese Taipei.
Athletes on the podium must not fly the Taiwanese flag or play the island’s anthem.
She's still in China? I thought she already took a plane to the US..
The news link says she is staying thru quarantine period along with the others ... so assume she plans to hang around in China for a bit. Maybe make those photo $hoot$ for her sponsors...
And Taiwanese mock mainland China for having glass heart. So ironic.
Yes, she has been doing zoom interviews during the quarantine period. Su yiming too. There was video online posted recently of him, Gu, and Rong on the ice rink. Seem like it's closed loop, snow boarders, skiers, and skaters can mix around.
Sui is so much gentler with Eileen Gu than she was with the other newbie, Bing Dwendwen.