CGTN: Olympic athletes call for fair treatment and keeping politics out of sports
As the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games officially concluded, CGTN talked to several Chinese athletes, who shared their stories and experiences on the Games.
Chinese boxer Li Qian recalled a touching moment when she hugged her opponent, Atheyna Bylon of Panama, after the final. “There is a mutual appreciation between athletes. Because we understand each other better, we know how hard it’s been to get here,” Li reflected.
For some other athletes, such moments, embodying the spirit of sportsmanship and the Olympics, are exactly what they haven’t experienced but wish to call for.
Even though the Chinese swimming team had undergone the largest number of doping tests before and during the Paris Games, with every member fully tested, Chinese athletes faced suspicion and skepticism. Swimme...