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Tian Liang and Guo Jingjing are
interviewed. (baidu) |
They may be Olympic gold medalists, but like
thousands of mainland tourists they went shopping for gold jewelry in Hong
Kong on Monday.
In the end, however, they left empty-handed, a media frenzy hampering
their efforts to choose their pieces.
Tian Liang and Guo Jingjing, China's diving prince and princess, went
looking for gold immediately after their arrival.
The pair was also accompanied on their shopping tour by Luo Xuejuan,
who won the women's 100m breaststroke.
However, because they only had a short amount of time, the three gold
medalists were unable to pick out anything while they were mobbed by the
media.
To compensate, the shop gave them each a diamond
pendant .
Hua Jia and Yang Jinghui, who also won diving golds, had more success
with their shopping by not attending a press conference. Hu chose a jade
bracelet for his mother, while Yang bought some digital products from an
electronics store.
(Agencies) |