Supporters have rallied round Gong Lijiao, the women’s shot put gold medal winner in Tokyo, after she was described as a “manly woman” and asked when she would get married and have children by an interviewer for Chinese state media. Introducing the segment with the 32-year-old, who threw a personal best 20.58 metres to win China’s first gold medal in an Olympic field event, a Chinese Central Television (CCTV) interviewer said the athlete had given her “the impression that she is a manly woman, until one breakthrough moment”. SponsoredGong replied: “I may look like a manly woman on the outside, but inside I’m still more of a girl.”After being asked if she had any “plans for a woman’s life” Gong replied: “Maybe I’ll look

Source: The Times August 06, 2021 10:30 UTC