A female bodybuilder has been accused of spreading pornography online by Chinese web police after uploading a video of her showcasing her physique onto social media.
China-born, Australia-based Lara Zhang said the short clip was part of her weekly training arrangement with her coach as a way to report her progress remotely.
But the Chinese web police deemed the footage 'obscene' and 'erotic' before warning her of legal consequences of posting such content.
Lara Zhang, a China-born, Australia-based bodybuilder, was accused by Chinese web police of spreading 'obscene' and 'erotic' content after posting a video of herself showcasing her body. The incident has caused a backlash and police had reportedly apologised to Ms Zhang.
The video in question was shared by Lara Zhang last July on her account on Weibo, the Chinese equivalent to Twitter.
In the 23-second clip, a smiling Ms Zhang is seen displaying her ripped body while donning a green bikini. It shows her walking in a living room confidently as if she were competing on a stage.
In a post to accompany the video, Ms Zhang, who lives in Queensland, said the footage had been taken in June, 2017.
She said it was a way for her to 'check in' with her coach who lived in Sydney. Her coach would watch the footage and decide her training schedule and diet structure for the following week.
Ms Zhang, who has a 10-year-old son, started bodybuilding after giving birth as a hobby. She has won the second place in two different national championships in Australia since 2016
Ms Zhang is a bikini competitor and has attended competitions organised by the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB), the governing body of the sport of bodybuilding and fitness.
She has a 10-year-old son and started bodybuilding as a hobby after giving birth to her child, according to information on her Weibo account which has nearly 600,000 followers.
She began competing professionally in 2016 with the support of her family and friends.
She won the second place in the IFBB Australian
