Malaysian Olympic swimmer Welson Sim catches eye of Chinese netizens


BEIJING: A two-second appearance of Malaysian Olympic swimmer Welson Sim was all it took to capture the hearts of the Chinese watching coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on television.

Sim, who was part of the Malaysian team at the opening ceremony of the Games on Friday (July 23), had two close-up shots of his masked face during the live telecast of the event.

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