Male commenters had said An San's choice of hairstyle suggested she was a feminist, some of them demanding she apologise and even that she give back her Olympic medals.
An, 20, has won two gold medals in the women's team and mixed team archery. She scored 680 to top the women's individual qualification at the Tokyo Games, breaking an Olympic record that has stood since 1996.Many South Korean women, including well-known figures, came out to condemn the comments. At least 6,000 photographs of women with short hair were posted on social media platforms to show support for An, according to local reports.
"We didn't train and feed you with tax money so that you can commit feminist acts," one of the men wrote on An's Instagram account.
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