Published on : 01/24/2022 – 12:08
She doesn’t take part in the Australian Open however is nonetheless current, nearly. Several individuals sporting T-shirts in help of Chinese participant Peng Shuai, who disappeared final November after accusing a senior official of “forced” intercourse, have been taken to activity by the match safety providers.
” It is pathetic tweeted former tennis champion Martina Navratilova, in reaction to the ban made by the tournament organizers to wear these shirts on which one can read “Where is Peng Shui”.
Australian Open organizers stated on Sunday that Peng Shuai’s security was their “primary concern” after a video emerged displaying safety guards banning spectators from sporting T-shirts in help of the Chinese participant.
We don’t enable my political or business indicators on clothes or banners, stated a spokesperson for the Tennis Federation, Tennis Australia, which organizes the match.
The query ” Where is Peng Shuai was relayed at the end of last year in a campaign very supported in particular by top players, becoming a keyword on Twitter, to worry about the situation of the player.
Peng Shuai had not appeared in public for nearly three weeks in November after posting a lengthy message on Chinese social media Weibo in which she accused former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli, 40 years her senior, of forced sex during a relationship that lasted several years.
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His public reappearances and his “tuning” at the end of December did not put an end to concerns about the former world No. 1 in doubles, absent from the Australian Open. The WTA, the body that manages the women’s tennis circuit, then reaffirmed its ” fear » relating to the destiny of Peng Shuai. The skilled group has additionally suspended its tournaments in China.
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