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2025 National Games
National Games: Chinese hurdler Wu Yanni chasing beauty as well as results
Flamboyant athlete who was ‘made for hurdling’ divides opinion like no other, will be out to go one better than the silver she won in 2021.
9 Nov 2025 - 4:00PM
2025 National Games
What to know about the National Games, where some of world’s best come to play
9 Nov 2025 - 8:00AM
2025 National Games
Nothing to prove at National Games, I’ll race without pressure, hurdler Lui says
1 Oct 2025 - 10:29PM
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Top China athlete praised for looks, talent says she embodies strength, beauty
Striking high-jump prospect hits back at critics who belittle her achievements, say she should cut her hair.
5 Sep 2025 - 8:46PM
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‘Do what you think is beautiful’: China hurdler derides gossip, embraces confidence
Olympic track star hits back at plastic surgery detractors, says accusations over cosmetic work are ‘recognition’ of her beauty.
11 Aug 2025 - 2:17PM
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Tearful Wu Yanni’s 60m hurdles Worlds failure sparks furious social media debate
Despite setting a new national record time of 8.01 seconds, the 27-year-old missed out on qualification by 0.01 seconds.
24 Mar 2025 - 3:30PM
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Chinese hurdler Wu slammed on social media for ‘Photoshopped’ images on Weibo
The controversial athlete Wu uploaded 10 black-and-white images of herself, with a related hashtag viewed more than 40 million times.
20 Jan 2025 - 3:12PM
Paris 2024 Olympic Games
China sprinters ‘too slow, too weak’ says Wu, after another 100m hurdles failure
Wu Yanni fails to make it out of the 100m hurdles repechage, then claims she thought she could have won it all.
2 Jul 2025 - 11:24AM
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Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Paris Olympics: China weightlifting golds, US basketball win – day 12 as it happened
Li Fabin retains men’s 61kg crown before Hou Zhihui does likewise in the women’s 49kg, while in basketball, USA’s women beat Nigeria to reach semi-finals.
8 Aug 2024 - 12:47PM
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Paris hopeful, social media star Wu Yanni: tattoos, make-up and fiery personality
She is one of the most popular and talked-about athletes, not just for her remarkable performances on the track.
6 Aug 2024 - 12:25PM
Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Chinese commentator’s ‘make-up’ question at Olympics basketball sparks outrage
Incident comes in the wake of similar comments by a veteran British commentator that saw him being removed from covering the rest of the Games
29 Jul 2024 - 5:03PM
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Meet China ‘goddess’ athlete Xia Sining who is humble, shy
Champion China hurdler is heading to the Paris Olympics with the hopes of millions on her shoulders but the star athlete is taking it all in her stride.
17 Jul 2024 - 12:00PM
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Quirky Asia news: China athlete in makeup fail, fish goes to hospital, spiky snacks
The Post runs the rule over some of the strange stories which have emerged across Asia in recent days.
5 Jul 2024 - 10:12AM
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16 May 2024 - 11:30AM
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Wu Yanni, China’s champion hurdler irks some with tattoo, makeup and opinions
Top China athlete Wu Yanni lost an important race and faced fan criticism over the makeup she wore on the day, but the outspoken glamour girl remains defiant.
6 May 2024 - 6:47PM
Questions raised over picture of Asian Games pair’s lane numbers
Wu Yanni and Lin Yuwei’s lane numbers inadvertently match the dates of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown
5 Oct 2023 - 5:40PM
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Woman films reply to mum’s claim she looks like ‘prostitute’ with dyed hair
A filmed emotional exchange in China between a young woman challenging outdated gender stereotypes and her mother after the woman’s hair was dyed purple attracted sympathy online.
13 Aug 2023 - 9:00AM
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Body art brouhaha: China track star hits back at tattoo critics with confidence
Champion Chinese hurdler Wu Yanni has hit back at critics of her tattoo, saying that the body art is a symbol of her self-confidence.
12 Aug 2023 - 2:00PM
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