Unanswered questions over Peng Shuai show power of sport has its limits
Sean Ingle
For all the talk of sport as a catalyst for change, ongoing fears for former tennis star suggest oppressive regimes hold all the cards
April 2023
Tennis’s support for Peng Shuai has turned to dust with WTA’s China U-turn
WTA will return to China after ending boycott over Peng Shuai concerns
January 2023
Return to China will require a resolution of Peng Shuai case, says Women’s Tennis Association
Governing body of women’s tennis says it wants to meet Peng in person before it resumes tournaments in China
December 2022
Activists to revisit controversial ‘Where is Peng Shuai’ protests at January Australian Open
One of the protesters, Drew Pavlou, says they want to ‘make trouble’ for Tennis Australia over its links to China
July 2022
Peng Shuai demonstrators at Wimbledon allege harassment by security staff
Campaigners wearing T-shirts with name of Chinese tennis player say they were told not to approach anyone
May 2022
Chinese tennis tournaments still excluded from WTA’s schedule over Peng Shuai issue
The WTA has released an updated tournament calendar for the 2022 season, with no events taking place in China and the venue for the season-ending WTA Finals yet to be disclosed
April 2022
WTA will not return to China in 2022 as resolution to Peng Shuai case sought
The WTA is still working to find a resolution to the standoff with China over the Peng Shuai issue but will not return to the country this year
February 2022
The Kamila Valieva case shows yet again that the IOC is betraying teen athletes
Sarah Klein
Journalist who interviewed Peng Shuai casts doubt over her freedom
Peng Shuai says Weibo post sparked ‘enormous misunderstanding’
IOC president vows to support Peng Shuai over sexual harassment allegations
January 2022
The Audio Long Read
China’s troll king: how a tabloid editor became the voice of Chinese nationalism – podcast
‘We will not stop’: ‘Where is Peng Shuai’ T-shirts appear at Australian Open final
Peter Dutton labels Vladimir Putin an ageing dictator who is becoming ‘more irrational’
IOC says it talked with Peng Shuai last week and will meet her in Beijing
Tennis Australia’s flip-flop over ‘Where is Peng Shuai?’ T-shirts shows it needs a human rights policy
Nikki Dryden
Australian Open reverses its ban on ‘Where is Peng Shuai?’ T-shirts
Martina Navratilova says Tennis Australia is ‘capitulating’ to China over Peng Shuai
Tennis Australia defends banning ‘Where is Peng Shuai?’ T-shirts at Australian Open
