Beijing warns against ‘politicising’ sport after WTA pulls out of China over Peng Shuai case

Source: China – South China Morning PostBeijing has said politics should be kept out of sport following the Women’s Tennis Association’s decision to withdraw from China over the case of former champion Peng Shuai, who accused a former senior official of sexual assault.Wang Wenbin, a spokesman for the ministry, responded to the withdrawal, which includes tournaments in Hong Kong, by saying: “We’ve already expressed our view. We’ve always been against behaviours politicising sports.”Over the past three weeks, the ministry has…Read More

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