BEIJING.- Chinese sports authorities confirmed this Wednesday that they are investigating “malicious” online attacks against the young diving star Quan HongchanOlympic gold medalist in 2021 at 14 years old.
A three-time Olympic champion, Quan, 19, recently revealed in an emotional interview that she had come to consider retirement due to intense scrutiny over her weight.
“Recently, cases of cyberbullying, malicious attacks and false information targeting Quan Hongchan and other divers have appeared on the Internet,” the swimming management center of the U.S. Navy said in a statement. General Sports Administration.
“Our center takes this very seriously and immediately launched verification and management work,” he said. In addition, he highlighted the collaboration with the authorities of the southern province of Canton, where Quan is from.
The worship of sports stars China It is sometimes accompanied by cyberbullying by some fans obsessed with the personal lives of athletes.
State media called this type of behavior “toxic bigotry.”
Quan won the gold medal in the Tokyo 2020 Gamesdelayed by the pandemic to 2021, when he was only 14 years old. He won two other gold medals in Paris in 2024.
The young star declared in an emotional interview with the Chinese magazine Renwu, published in March, that she got her period after the Paris Games, which caused her to gain weight, even though she “ate very little.”
“After the OlympicsI actually thought about retiring,” she confessed. “Back then, not only within the team, but also in public opinion outside of it, I saw people every day saying that I was fat,” Quan revealed.
LAFC leaves champion Cruz Azul on the canvas
With a double from the Venezuelan jewel David Martinez, Los Angeles FC (LAFC) achieved a resounding 3-0 victory against Blue Cross in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Champions Cup.
LAFC’s other goal, a steamroller at the start of the year, was scored by their South Korean star Son Heung-min at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.
Cruz Azul will need an epic comeback in the second leg on April 14 to remain eligible to retain the trophy.
