Official accused of abusing Chinese athlete Wang Li sacked, claims found ‘basically true’

An official accused of verbally and physically abusing China’s triple Asian Games dragon boat gold medallist Wang Li has been dismissed, according to the provincial sports body that oversees her training. Wang, who won three gold medals at the Hangzhou Games held in 2023, had accused her boss Fan Jiwen, the director of the Songmao Sports Training Base, of abusing her for months after she refused to hand over the prize money she received from the national team last December. This weekend, the...

Source: scmp.com at 1/12/2026 11:00:16 AM.

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