Is Peng Shuai still missing?

“Hello everyone this is Peng Shuai,” read the message, which was written in English. It went on to recant Peng’s allegations of sexual assault as “not true” and also denied her disappearance. “I’m not missing, nor am I unsafe. I’ve just been resting at home and everything is fine.

What is the Peng Shuai situation?

On November 2, 2021, former Wimbledon doubles champion Peng Shuai went public with an explosive post on social media alleging that she had been sexually assaulted by former China Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli.

Who is Peng Shuai and why is she important?

Peng Shuai (Chinese: 彭帅; born 8 January 1986) is a Chinese retired professional tennis player. In February 2014, she was ranked world No. 1 doubles player by the WTA, becoming the first Chinese tennis player to achieve that ranking (in either singles or doubles). She peaked at No.

Has the missing tennis player been found?

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach held a video call Sunday with Peng, who said she “is safe and well, living at her home in Beijing, but would like to have her privacy respected at this time,” according to the IOC. “I was relieved to see that Peng Shuai was doing fine, which was our main concern.