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Former table tennis world champion Chen Qi has revealed that the social media user who threatened “to murder” his entire family has been arrested by police in China.
The Olympic gold medallist received the chilling threat in a direct message earlier this week and had reported the incident to officials.
On Wednesday, he took to Weibo to report that the user, who went by the name Dragon in the Clouds, was “under administrative detention”.
“The matter has been resolved. Thank you for everyone’s concern!” the 41-year-old wrote.
There has been no indication as to what prompted the threat, although last August Chen reposted the state’s statement on cracking down on illegal and criminal activities in the sports “fan circles”.
He also added a caption that said, “Hate fans, beware.”
Chen, who famously partnered Ma Lin to win men’s doubles gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics, beating Hong Kong pair Li Ching and Ko Lai-chak 4-2, first made the threat public on Sunday, reposting a screenshot of the message.
“Chen Qi, you are in bad luck, someone is going to murder your entire family,” it read.
Underneath, Chen posted a reply of his own, asking: “What’s wrong with people these days? Can they send private messages like this?”
Before that, his previous social media post featured a photo with current national team members, including Wang Chuqin and Liang Jingkun, taken on the final day of the Chinese Table Tennis Super League grand final, which finished in Nanjing last weekend.
Chen, who also won four world titles in men’s doubles and men’s team, retired in 2014. The former world No 4 has since served as a coach on the national team and is now the head coach for his native city, Jiangsu.
Under Chinese law, threats or intimidation can result in five days’ detention or a 500 yuan fine (HK$557) for lesser offences, rising to 10 days and a fine in more serious cases.


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Chen Qi says offender has been arrested after sending a direct message threatening Olympic gold medallist’s ‘entire family’


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Chinese social media user’s chilling threat ‘to murder’ table tennis star’s family

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Chen Qi says offender has been arrested after sending a direct message threatening Olympic gold medallist’s ‘entire family’