Thread by @jamesgraysport

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An International Olympic Committee spokesperson has told me the IOC are "encouraged by assurances that Peng Shuai is safe. We are touch with the International Tennis Federation who continue to monitor the situation.”

#WhereIsPengShuai

I didn't expect much more or different, but it is a pretty weak statement and is almost exactly the same as the opening lines of the ATP statement.

I appreciate this is a delicate situation and there may be further back-channels conversations going on but still: weak.

None of these "assurances" have come from reliable sources outside China, and no one has been able to contact her in any of the normal ways.

If she really was safe, well and not being at the very least censored, we would have heard from her.

#WhereIsPengShuai

Full story on Peng Shuai, whose cause has received support from Naomi Osaka and Novak Djokovic, here

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inews.co.uk/sport/tennis/p…

"Peng Shuai" has now sent the WTA an email retracting everything she said two weeks ago and saying she is fine and everything is fine.

https://twitter.com/BenRothenberg/status/1461026320238919682?t=FHWGYA2ZRVqZg8cItACAZw&s=19

For the avoidance of doubt, I am not buying this, and I dont think anyone outside the CCP is either.

As per last RT, the WTA have now responded to the supposed email from "Peng Shuai".

Like the rest of us, they have no belief that it is genuine and are now even more concerned for her safety.