The third of November 1997 saw the birth of Chinese cyclist Shanju Bao. With a new WR time of 31.804 seconds, Bao and her teammate Zhong Tianshi broke Team China’s own world record that had been previously set at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics by Zhong Tianshi and former team sprint teammate Gong Jinjie.
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However, according to Graham Dunbar and Joe McDonald at the Associated Press, this symbolism may be in violation of Olympic Charter Rule 50 (which prohibits political statements on the podium), and that this “incident came one day after silver medalist Raven Saunders.” Bao and Zhong were seen wearing Mao Zedong pin-badges on their team uniform jackets while receiving their gold medals at the podium ceremony.
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Bao Shanju Boyfriend: Is Bao Shanju In A Relationship?
Unfortunately, there is no information available regarding Bao Shanju’s partner. However, we’ll update this if we find out more.
On the opening day of track cycling in Tokyo on Monday, the German pair of Lea Sophie Friedrich and Emma Hinze lost to the Chinese team of Bao Shanju and Zhong Tianshi who had already broken the world record in the heats.
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