BEIJINGโ A competitor in Chinese language chess says he has sued the nationwide affiliation in China for psychological misery after he was stripped of a title for ingesting alcohol and defecating within the bathtub of his lodge room at a latest competitors.
Yan Chenglong doesnโt deny what occurred however wrote in a civil grievance this week that he drank a reasonable quantity of beer to have a good time his win with different gamers and that some meals had induced abdomen issues and he couldnโt make it to the bathroom in time.
The grievance got here one week after a social media put up by the Chinese language Xiangqi Affiliation that described the ingesting and defecation. It mentioned an investigation had discovered that Yan broken lodge property, violated public order and good habits, and had a unfavorable influence on the event.
Chinese language chess, known as xiangqi in Chinese language, is a conventional board sport that continues to be well-liked, notably amongst older folks. Neighborhood residents play in parks and alongside sidewalks, typically with small crowds gathered round to observe.
Yanโs grievance โ which calls for that the affiliation apologize, restore his fame within the media and pay him 100,000 yuan ($14,000) in damages โ was mailed to a court docket in central Chinaโs Henan province on Monday, in line with a put up on Yanโs social media account.
The put up consists of photographs of the six pages of the grievance and an envelope with an categorical mail sticker addressed to a court docket in central Chinaโs Henan province.
Calls to the Chinese language Xiangqi Affiliation werenโt answered on Thursday and Friday.
The chess affiliation mentioned in its put up that it had additionally appeared into experiences that Yan had cheated throughout the event however was unable to verify them.
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