"We contacted the Chinese Olympic Committee and asked them for a report on the situation," said Mark Adams, IOC spokesman for the past few hours.

We are looking into the matter.

This is the reaction of the international body after seeing two Chinese athletes climb on the team speed podium wearing a Mao Zedong badge at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Threatened, a Belarusian athlete in #JO requests political asylum and is "safe" in Japan according to the IOC https://t.co/zLq905qITc # tokyo2020 #JOTokyo # Tokyo2021 pic.twitter.com/0K7Y1dyIUX

- 20 Minutes (@ 20Minutes) August 3, 2021

Bao Shanju and Zhong Tianshi won the team sprint title against Germany in the final on Monday at the Tokyo Olympics.

As a reminder, the IOC recently authorized gestures such as the knee to the ground on the pitch, provided that the athletes do so without disturbance and with respect for other competitors, but it has prohibited any such gesture on the podium.

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