Some of Japan s victorious Olympic athletes have been subjected to a storm of online abuse from Chinese nationalists following the defeat of their Team China opponents in Tokyo.
As of Friday afternoon in Japan, China and the hosts occupied the top two places in the medal table, with a number of events pitting Chinese athletes directly against their longtime rivals for places on the podium. And that s raised temperatures on social media.
On Wednesday, Japan s Daiki Hashimoto won gold in the men s all-around gymnastics final, edging out China s Xiao Ruoteng by 0.4 points. At just 19 years old, Hashimoto is the youngest gymnast to ever win the event.
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Japanese Olympic athletes targeted for online abuse after beating Chinese rivals
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