The Story Behind Canada’s First Gold Medal at Tokyo Olympics 2020
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The women’s 100m butterfly swimming final. China’s Yufei Zhang leads the lanes until the last 15 meters. Her fans back to China hold their breath, ready to celebrate her championship. The commentator says,
“Yufei Zhang’s got second place.”
0.05 second behind her Canadian rival. Deadly silence, the screen still moves with Zhang. She turns her face, smiles, gives a big thump up to the girl who just beats her.
The camera moves to the champion. She has a perfect Asian face.
Born in China
Maggie Mac Neil was born in Jiujiang, China, one of the poverty-stricken areas in the country. She was abandoned on her birthday.
One year later, she was adopted by a Canadian couple. Twenty years later, she becomes an Olympic champion, after beating her Chinese opponent.
The story goes viral across social media among Chinese sports fans.
“Hmm~~ Chinese ethnicity has got great athletic genes.”
“Nope. At this age she will be a bitter woman…
