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HARARE， Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Zimbabwe government on Friday denied that President Mugabe had ordered the arrest of the country's Olympics team for failing to win medals during the Rio Olympics.


Principal director of the Ministry of Sport and Recreation Benson Dube told Xinhua that the story was false and probably the work of social media.


The story that appeared on a Nigeria news website said Mugabe was not happy that the 31-member team had failed to win any medals and had instructed police commissioner general Augustine Chihuri to arrest the athletes on their arrival home.


"President Robert Mugabe has reportedly ordered the arrest of the entire Zimbabwean Olympic team for failing to win a medal at the just concluded 2016 Rio Olympics，" the site said without giving the source of the information.


The site also alleged that Mugabe had ordered the athletes to repay government money used to finance their trip.


The Zimbabwean team competed in seven events of the 2016 Olympic Games -- archery， athletics， equestrian， football， rowing， shooting and swimming， and the locally based athletes are now back home.


Apart from the women's hockey team which won gold in the 1980 Olympics， Kirsty Coventry， hailed as the nation's greatest athlete， won gold， silver and bronze medals in the 2004 Olympic games in Greece and a gold and three silver medals in the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing. Enditem

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LYON, France, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The second Sino-French cultural forum was held on Tuesday in the southern French city of Lyon.


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Lyon was one of the final stops of the ancient Silk Road trade routes. Known for its gastronomy and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG Black White Wholesale Jordan , the city was historically an important area for silk production and it was also the birthplace of cinema.


Chen Zhu, president of the Western Returned Scholars Association, said enhancing cultural exchanges was an effective way to dispel misunderstandings and prejudices and to promote mutual understanding and trust between the two countries.


Former French prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffrain also noted the importance of the culture for both countries Mens Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG Yin Yang White Black Cheap Jordan Shoes , saying "the relationship between France and China is primarily a cultural relationship".