The WTA should stick to its principles and not resume playing tournaments in China until the Peng Shuai issue has been resolved despite the financial impact of its stand, a senior China researcher at Human Rights Watch has urged.
The women’s tour was widely praised for suspending its tournaments in the country after former doubles world No 1 Peng said in a now deleted 2021 social media post that a senior Chinese government official had sexually assaulted her.
Watching the watchdog: Newspapers get Ombudsman
Watching the watchdog: Newspapers get Ombudsman
The WTA last week said it would soon announce whether or not it would return to a country in which it is heavily invested.
