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Mystery of where Wimbledon doubles champion Peng Shuai is remains a worrying question one year on from scandal
Mystery of where Wimbledon doubles champion Peng Shuai is remains a worrying question one year on from scandal
Published on November 02, 2022 at 04:39 AM
WHERE IS Peng Shuai?
Itâs an important question that has been asked countless times over the past 12 months â and one which went viral on social media.
Peng Shuai won the Wimbledon women’s doubles title in 2013Her absence from public view has prompted fans and players to call for more information about her safety
In truth, only a handful of westerners really know where she is â and the ones that do are refusing to say publicly.
It was on November 2, 2021, when Shuai â the 2013 Wimbledon doubles champion â posted a message on social media platform Weibo alleging she had been sexually assaulted by retired Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli.
What she was alleging was highly provocative and damaging for the Chinese government and it has been feared all along that her movement and life is being monitored and controlled by the state.
Questions were asked before the start of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in February but IOC President Thomas Bach shamefully paraded her round the venues in an attempt to reassure everyone that everything was okay.
The IOC were the first sports body to make contact with Peng but everyone felt this was a PR stunt to placate international pressure on the hosts before those Olympics.
The IOC told SunSport their Athletesâ Commission âhas been in regular contact with Pengâ since those controversial Games and she wants to visit the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.
IOC President Thomas Bach met with Peng during the Beijing 2022 Winter OlympicsPeng was seen in Beijing earlier this year but there have been no sightings since then
But outside of a small group of Olympics chiefs, her exact location remains a mystery.
They added: âA visit to Europe continues to be discussed, as was agreed in Beijing. The timing of the planned visit will depend on the Covid situation in China.â
Since then, the ITF President David Haggerty surprised everyone in August by revealing he speaks with Peng via email and wants to meet her âface-to-faceâ.
The ITF say they have been âreassured by Peng Shuai that she is wellâ and will continue to âseek assurances of her ongoing safetyâ â and yet when pressed for more information, the tennis bosses stubbornly refuse to give details on her location.
Clearly those in the top levels of tennis administration are not talking with each because it is understood the WTA â the governing body of womenâs tennis â have not had any meaningful contact with Peng since this episode began a year ago.
Yet chairman and CEO Steve Simon has opened the doors to returning there once Covid restrictions are eased.
The IOC say Peng is safe and fine but refuse to disclose her whereabouts
Simon said: âWe have called for a formal investigation into the allegations by the appropriate authorities and an opportunity for the WTA to meet with Peng â privately â to discuss her situation.
âWe continue to hold firm on our position and our thoughts remain with Peng Shuai.
âThe WTA continues to work towards a resolution and are hopeful we will be in a position to operate events in the region in 2023 and beyond but will not compromise our founding principles in order to do so.â
Perhaps it is inevitable that tennis will return to China at some point and by then, few may have forgotten to ask about Peng’s whereabouts.
As ever, it seems money always talks in global sport and Wimbledon, it should be noted, have no qualms working with a Chinese telecoms sponsor despite Peng being on their doubles honours board.
Where is Peng Shuai? The sad truth is, we just donât knowâ¦
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