Hong Kong (CNN) South Korea plans to pursue a formal complaint in response to a Chinese Olympian who was heard repeatedly swearing during a badminton match between the two nations. Chen was heard first yelling the common, but impolite phrase after she and her partner, Jia Yifan, lost the first set to their South Korean opponents. Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan of China compete against Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu of Indonesia during the badminton women's doubles gold medal match on day 10 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Both Chinese players then repeated the phrase for every winning point during the remainder of the match, eventually winning 2-1 against South Korea's Kim Soyeong and Kong Heeyong. Chen's outburst has been covered extensively by South Korean media, prompting widespread and often critical commentary accusing the Chinese Olympian of unsporting behavior.

Source: CNN August 03, 2021 16:10 UTC