An interesting incident on the MAG awards podium at Asian Games. Lu Bo, Teng Haibin and Hisashi Mizutori.
… After the all-around ceremony, Teng was forced to explain a hand gesture he and Lu made on the podium, where they appeared to aim a gun at Mizutori. The two Asian powers have a long history of war and animosity.
“I would like to explain that the gesture which looks like I am using a gun is not hostile,” Teng said, explaining that the gesture is meant to symbolize the Li Ning logo.
Mizutori made the same gesture back, though he said later he was not sure what it meant.
“I thought maybe I should just go along with it, so I just did it,” Mizutori said. …
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What is the “Li Ning” gesture?
Leave a comment if you can link to a video clip. …
UPDATE: That action DOES look like some gang sign. Bang!
Here are Men doing a Li Ning salute at Worlds 2010.
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The Li Ning gesture can be seen in this photo:
http://english.cri.cn/mmsource/images/2008/06/20/yangjiangdenglingling.jpg
The chinese gymnasts have been doing this on the podiums in domestic competitions for some years now
http://www.graceclick.ca/photos/10worldag/10worldag_MTF_CHNLiNingSalute_P1030640.JPG
I noticed the Chinese doing the gesture in Beijing. Yang Yilin does it on the all-around podium. Glad I know what it means now!
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