Australian Open relaxes rule against Peng Shuai protest T-shirt, Craig Tiley tells AFP

By Angus Watson, CNN

Updated 0833 GMT (1633 HKT) January 25, 2022

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Sydney, Australia (CNN)The Australian Open will allow people towear shirts that say «Where is Peng Shuai?» CEO of Tennis Australia Craig Tiley told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Tuesday.

His comments come several days after security guards shut down a small protest in support of the Chinese tennis player, in which protesters unfurled a banner saying, «Where is Peng Shuai?» and also wore T-shirts with the slogan. Guards on Friday initially confiscated the banner, which they later gave back, and told the protesters they could stay if they covered up their T-shirts. Tiley told AFP that people would be allowed to wear the shirts «as long as they are not coming as a mob to be disruptive but are peaceful.»He added that some people had come with a banner and two large poles, which will