South Korea in action on the way to winning gold in women’s gold medal match at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing. Photo: Xinhua

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Topic | Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Jonathan White

Published: 5:39pm, 11 Feb, 2020

Updated: 5:39pm, 11 Feb, 2020

South Korea in action on the way to winning gold in women’s gold medal match at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing. Photo: Xinhua

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Jonathan White

Jonathan White joined the Post in 2017 after a decade reporting on sport from China. He originally moved to Beijing to coach football in 2007 and later spent two years in Shanghai.