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Malaysian Swimmer Welson Sim Goes Viral In China For His “Sunshine” Look

His pictures have been circulating after the opening ceremony!
27 Jul 2021, 02:00 PM
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Main image via @welsonsim / Instagram

 

Despite not qualifying for the finals, Malaysian swimmer Welson Sim captured our hearts and now he has captured the attention of the people in China too!

 

malaysian swimmer welson sim goes viral in china for his “sunshine” look

Image via Stadium Astro

 

Photos of the Olympic swimmer have been circulating on China’s social media after he appeared at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics opening ceremony coverage.

 

malaysian swimmer welson sim goes viral in china for his “sunshine” look

 

Though he had his face covered by his face mask during the two close-up shots, it was enough for people in China to go on a cyber hunt and find his other pictures, with many commenting on his “sunshine” and handsome looks.

 

Many also said that they have fallen in love with the swimmer and a dedicated channel for him was even created on the social platform Weibo!

 

malaysian swimmer welson sim goes viral in china for his “sunshine” look

 

They even said that he was dubbed the “Flying Fish Prince of Malaysia” and other info like his age (24), height (181cm) and more were included.

 

malaysian swimmer welson sim goes viral in china for his “sunshine” look

 

Welson Sim swam 3 mins 58.25 secs to finish 33 out of 36 swimmers in the Men’s 400m Freestyle (Heat 2) and a season best of 1.49.24 in Heat 2 of the 200m Freestyle to finish 32 out of 39 swimmers.

 

He might not have qualified for the finals but we are proud of him and it looks like his popularity will also be on a rise after getting the attention of China’s media!

 

malaysian swimmer welson sim goes viral in china for his “sunshine” look

 

 

Info via The Star

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