Belarusian Gold Medalist embraces his Chinese competitors on the award stand

Belarusian Gold Medalist embraces his Chinese competitors on the award stand. Ivan Litvinovich was forced to compete as a neutral at the Paris Olympics due to anti-Russian sentiment and he is the first of the neutrals to win a gold medal. China and Belarus have consistently celebrated close, positive relations culturally, economically, and most recently, militarily. Hat tip DD Geopolitics Source: China and Geopolitics with Danny Haiphong