The written distinction between Yang Yangs (A) and (S) was for the benefit of non-Chinese speakers their names are pronounced differently in Chinese. To distinguish her from a similarly named teammate with whom she often shared the medalists’ podium, the letter A (for her birth month of August) was often appended to Yang’s name her teammate, born in September, was called Yang Yang (S).

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