“Of all the photos in the game, Reuters chose this one, which only shows ugliness“This is the tweet from the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka, who responded thus to the cover photo on the gold medal of Zhihui Hou in women’s weightlifting of 49 kg at Tokyo Olympics.
It is true that many use to publish the photo of athletes biting the medal, but in this case – the object of the dispute, which then stirred Chinese public opinion – is that the well-known news agency used a photo in which the athlete is shown in the midst of the physical effort that would then allow her to obtain the coveted Olympic gold.
Tokyo 2020: China protests over women’s weightlifting gold medal photo
Among all the photos of the game, @Reuters has chosen this one, which only shows how ugly they are.
Don’t put politics and ideologies above sports, and call yourself an unbiased media organization. Shameless.
Respect the spirit of #Olympics. https://t.co/FugQm9obGr
— Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka (@ChinaEmbSL) July 24, 2021
Cover image: LaPresse –
