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Games begin not with a bang, but a Tweet

Sharpshooter Kevin Durant boasts 2.65 million, and All-Star guard Chris Paul has 1.37 million.

Among Britain's athletes who are most followed on Twitter is diver Tom Daley, with 500,000 followers.

But none of them are any match for China's tennis No 1 Li Na, who does not have a Twitter account but does have more than 6 million followers on her Chinese Sina Weibo.

There are more than 2,000 verified Olympians, present and former, on Twitter for London 2017.

Questions:

1. How many followers does twitter have?

2. Who is the most followed female Olympian on twitter?

3. How many verified Olympians, present and former are on Twitter for London 2017.

Answers

1. 600 million.

2. Serena Williams.

3. More than 2,000.

About the broadcaster:

Rosie Tuck is a copy editor at the China Daily website. She was born in New Zealand and graduated from Auckland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Communications studies majoring in journalism and television. In New Zealand she was working as a junior reporter for the New Zealand state broadcaster TVNZ. She is in Beijing on an Asia New Zealand Foundation grant, working as a journalist in the English news department at the China Daily website.