Picture of athletes’ ‘6/4’ race numbers erased in perceived reference to 1989 massacre

The title is really burying the lede, considering one of the Chinese athletes got disqualified, then was allowed to race, and then disqualified again afterwards for her false start. Think that’s kind of weird…

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