The WTA is being played in China again

The WTA will resume tournaments in China 16 months later, despite not yet resolving the situation with tennis player Shuai Peng, who disappeared after being charged with sexual assault by a Chinese president.

The tennis federation confirmed that it is ending the boycott of the Asian country and will play in the area again from September, while ensuring that it is OK with Peng’s entourage.

However, the WTA clarified in a statement that after “numerous efforts” to comply with its initial requests, such as confirming that Peng is completely free, the situation “has not changed” and the organization understands “it will never fully achieve those goals.” “. .

“It will be our players and the tournaments that ultimately pay the price,” said the WTA, which said the suspension of tournaments in this region “deprived many tennis players of opportunity.”

“We haven’t been able to achieve everything we set out to do, but we have been in contact with people close to Peng and made sure he lives safely with his family in Beijing. We also made sure that the players and workers operating in China will be safe and protected. We do not regret our decision to stop playing in China, but it is time to return,” the organization added.

The WTA will announce the calendar for the second part of the year in the coming weeks and it will also be known exactly which tournaments are on the program again.

Source: El heraldo

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