China's Fu Yuanhui won a bronze medal for the women's 100m backstroke at the 2016 Olympic Games. Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images Goats and Soda A Swimmer's 'Period' Comment Breaks Taboos In Sports — And In China August 17, 2016 When Olympian Fu Yuanhui said "my period started last night," she shed light on shifting attitudes toward menstruation in her homeland.