But he did not buy the shoes himself. They were a gift from his new Chinese friend Tan Qiang, a Chinese player.
The shoes have become the ties of friendship between the two players.
A gift of shoes ties transnational friends together
03Aug 2023
Correspondent
The Guardian
A gift of shoes ties transnational friends together
Welton Menezes, a Brazilian badminton player, wore a pair of new sneakers to compete in the mixed team event of the FISU World University Games on August 1.
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