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‘Where is Peng Shuai?’: T-Shirts Handed Out Ahead of Australian Open Women’s Final
Campaigners handed out 1,000 ‘Where is Peng Shuai?’ t-shirts at Melbourne Park ahead of the Australian Open women’s final on Saturday, January 29. Peng, a former world number 1-ranked doubles player who won titles at Wimbledon and the French Open, disappeared from public view in November, 2021, after accusing a former high-ranking Chinese government official, Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli, of sexual assault. The Chinese Tennis star subsequently denied making the assault claim. In a video call with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Shuai said she was safe and well and living at her home in Beijing. An IOC spokesperson said the committee is set to meet her in the city during the Winter Olympics, according to the South China Morning Post. The Women’s Tennis Association has called for a full investigation into Peng’s allegations. Tennis Australia had reversed its ban on the t-shirts after it had previously confiscated them because they said they were political. It now allows certain messaging as long as there was no disruption to the event, a spokesperson told The ABC. The activist behind the campaign, Drew Pavlou, said the group “will keep going until she is safe.” Credit: Blake Johnson/7News via Storyful
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