Who are the most popular Japanese Olympic athletes in China?

It must be 福原爱. When she was a little girl, She played table tennis in China.And several Chinese coaches have taught her. So she can speak fluent Mandarin and dialect of northeast. She is pretty popular in China. read more

So, from my limited knowledge, Fukuhara Ai(福原爱) is the most popular Japanese Olympic athletes in China, probably the most popular Japanese in China. For the majority of Chinese people (maybe little more than 50%), it’s quite possible that Fukuhara Ai(福原爱) is the only Japanese Olympic athletes they know. read more

Kohei Uchimura (gymnastics, Japan) – A five-time Olympic medalist and the gold medal winner in the all-around at the London Games, Uchimura is considered by many in the sport to be the best male gymnast of all time. read more

Xu Haifeng won the first gold medal for China in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Since then Chinese athletes have won their fame in the world in many athletic events. Here is a list of the top 10 most famous Chinese athletes including NBA player Yao Ming, tennis player Li Na, badminton player Lin Dan and so on. read more