One detained in China for slandering Olympic players amid crackdown on celebrity worship

BEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Since the start of the Paris Olympics, Chinese public security agencies have intensified their crackdown on offenses related to irrational celebrity worship of sportspersons, according to the Ministry of Public Security.

The move comes after slanderous remarks by some internet users following the Olympic women's table tennis singles final on Saturday, with one netizen defaming a certa