Netizens Shame Beijing for Taking Credit for Margaret Mac Neil’s Olympic Gold Win, Calling Her a ‘Chinese Contestant’

Netizens Shame Beijing for Taking Credit for Margaret Mac Neil’s Olympic Gold Win, Calling Her a ‘Chinese Contestant’
Margaret Mac Neil of Canada poses with her gold medal after winning the women's 100-meter butterfly at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, on July 26, 2021. AP Photo/Petr David Josek
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The Chinese government was shamed by netizens for taking credit for the success of Olympic gold medal-winner Margaret Mac Neil, blasting China’s one-child policy that had been in place for decades.

On July 26 in Tokyo, Mac Neil gained international fame after winning the first gold medal for Canada in the women’s 100-meter butterfly, defeating Chinese swimmer Zhang Yufei and setting an Americas region record.