Woman Arrested for Defamatory Comments After Olympics

Following the women's singles table tennis final at the Paris Olympics, Beijing police arrested a 29-year-old woman, surnamed He, for posting defamatory comments about Chinese athletes and coaches. The police stated that she 'maliciously fabricated information' which negatively impacted society, although specific details of the comments were not disclosed. In the match, Chen Meng defeated Sun Yingsha, with visible crowd favoritism towards Sun, leading to an outcry online against the negative fan culture. Weibo responded by deleting over 12,000 posts and banning more than 300 accounts for abusive comments related to the match. Many users criticized the crowd's behavior, asserting that it could undermine talented athletes like Sun Yingsha. In a separate event, Chinese swimmer Pan Zhanle set a new world record, despite ongoing doping controversies in the sport.