Swedish double Olympic speed skating champion Nils van der Poel has donated one of his gold medals to Chinese-born Swedish citizen Gui Minhai, an author and a bookseller who is serving a prison term in China. The skater, who won the 5,000 meter event at the Beijing Olympics and then broke the world record during the 10,000 meter race and won another gold, handed the medal to Gui’s daughter Angela on Feb. 24 to raise awareness of the human rights situation in China, according to a statement released by UK-based Amnesty International. “I want human rights abuses in China to be reduced and Gui Minhai to be released,” said the Olympic winner. “It is a lot to ask, but it is the only reasonable thing to wish for.” In February 2020, Chinese authorities sentenced Gui, who was born in China but has Swedish citizenship, to 10 years in prison for …