{"id":336421,"date":"2023-10-05T00:20:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T00:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=336421"},"modified":"2023-10-05T03:04:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T03:04:41","slug":"bizarre-reason-this-photo-was-wiped-by-chinese-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=336421","title":{"rendered":"Bizarre reason this photo was wiped by Chinese media"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\ufefft's not often that an athletics race is run and there's not some kind of embrace between athletes that follows, whether handshakes, high-fives, pats on the back or hugs.<\/p>\n

But\ufeff at the Asian Games on Wednesday, two Chinese athletes found themselves engulfed in controversy after doing the latter.<\/p>\n

After contesting the women's 100-metre hurdles final at the Asian Games\ufeff in Hangzhou, China's Lin Yuwei and teammate Wu Yanni came together for a hug.<\/p>\n

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The only problem was the lane number placed on Lin's hip, 6, came together with the lane number sitting on Wu's side, 4, to form the number 64.<\/p>\n

In Chinese culture, the number 64 is infamous because on June 4, 1989 Beijing's Tiananmen Square massacre took place.<\/p>\n

The photo of Lin and \ufeffWu spread on Chinese social media, but censors have since worked hastily to block out the numbers and are being condemned for censorship.\ufeff<\/p>\n

\"China's<\/p>\n

Even before the running of the women's 100-metre hurdles final, the event was shrouded in controversy.<\/p>\n

A false start led to Wu and India's \ufeffJyothi Yarraji being red-carded.<\/p>\n

As Wu insisted that Yarraji had moved first and she had not, Yarrajai argued that she \ufeffhad not false-started.<\/p>\n

A replay then confirmed that Wu was the only athlete who'd\ufeff committed a false start.<\/p>\n

Wu continued to protest, before reaching a compromise with officials.<\/p>\n

\ufeff"You can run if you want to, but it will be under review," an official told her.<\/p>\n

When the race eventually ran its course, Wu finished second, but the review resulted in her being disqualified.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"I am very sorry that I was disqualified due to a false start," Wu said on social media.<\/p>\n

"I failed to live up to everyone's expectations and disappointed everyone."<\/p>\n

Lin took gold in the time of 12.74 seconds, Yarraji claimed silver in 12.91 and Japan's Yumi Tanaka grabbed bronze with 13.04.\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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