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China cracks down on 'fan culture' during the Olympics, arresting a woman for social media posts

Aug. 07, 2024 05:21 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese woman has been detained for allegedly slandering others on social media in a crackdown on what Chinese authorities see as harmful negativity during the Olympics from super-zealous fans and online fan clubs. Beijing police said in statement issued late...

Chinese-Chilean table tennis player makes Olympics debut at age 58 in the Paris Games

Jul. 26, 2024 11:07 AM EDT

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Table tennis player Zeng Zhiying left China in 1989, the same year of the Tiananmen Square massacre, to teach the sport in northern Chile. Fast-forward 35 years, she will debut in the Olympic Games at age 58 under the name she adopted in the South American nation: Tania. ...