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A Chinese state media interview with an Olympic gold medallist about her 'manly appearance' and when she'll get married and have children has caused outcry.
A female CCTV reporter subjected Gong Lijiao, 32, to the deeply personal interrogation after she won gold in the women's shot put in Tokyo on Sunday.
She commented on her 'bashful smile' while asking if she had a boyfriend and whether she would take him on in an arm wrestle.
Despite being taken aback by some of the questions, Gong appeared to take it in her stride and was able to laugh off most of the woman's impertinence.
But she later waded into some of the social media furore and suggested that such personal questions would not have been put to a male athlete.
A female CCTV reporter spoke with Gong Lijiao after she won gold in the
