We now know that this hand sign used by the Chinese gymnasts represents the sports manufacturer Li Ning.
Problem is … Li Ning was not an “official sponsor” of the Asian Games hosted in China.
Right now the gymnasts are being “investigated” by the Olympic Council of Asia:
… Men’s all-around gold medallist Teng Haibin may have landed his team in hot water after he wasn’t exactly discreet about the gesture following his victory on Monday.
“This is a gesture that’s required as part of the deal with our sponsor,” he said, explaining that it was meant to resemble Li Ning’s “L” shaped logo.
But Chen Yibing and He Kexin have tried to pour cold water on the situation, insisting the gesture has been completely misunderstood.
“The gesture looks like the letter ‘l’, the first letter of the English word love, so it means love,” Olympic rings champion Chen said.
He added: “We decided to do that together before the competition as a celebration gesture, nothing (about) business, just for fun.”
Nice try but those hand gestures look like smoking guns to me.
That from the excellent More Than The Games
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