TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Student Yang Chih-yun (楊芷芸) had her “Go Taiwan” poster stolen from her by an unidentified Chinese man on Friday (Aug. 2).

The snatch happened during the men’s badminton doubles semifinals featuring Taiwan duo Lee Yang (李洋) and Wang Chi-lin (王齊麟) at the Paris Olympics, per CNA. Yang, a student studying abroad in France, was standing and cheering for the pair when a man in a pink shirt stole the poster from her.

“There is no Taiwan flag on this poster, so it is not banned. Security didn't clearly state what was not allowed,” Yang said, per Liberty Times. “This incident has shown the world that such things happen to Taiwan at sports events, right before our eyes.”

Yang added that this was not just about the flag but an act of aggression and she hoped the organizers would handle the situation appropriately. The student also said when she was saying “Go Taiwan” the man kept shouting “Chinese Taipei” back at her.

Meanwhile, Olympics staff confiscated a “Taiwan” towel from a man. The fan held the towel at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.