IOC's Thomas Bach says 'Where is Peng Shuai?' questions have been answered after Olympic appearances

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Newly retired Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has made several appearances at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics but while many in the international community still question her safety, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach believes the concern over her whereabouts has been answered.

Bach met with Peng at a dinner on Saturday, a day after the Games began. Prior to the meeting, he told reporters that his goal was "to convince us in person of her well-being and state of mind." By Wednesday, he seemed convinced.

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China's Peng Shuai wearing a face mask watches the event.  (REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch )

"We were trying to answer the question everybody was asking: 'Where is Peng Shuai?' This is why we took this human-centred approach from the very beginning," Bach told reporters, via Reuters.

​​"This is why we invited her for a meeting here, to show everybody it is not just a one-off effort. We will keep this contact up. We answered the question 'where is Peng Shuai?' We are continuing by having invited her to come to [the IOC headquarters]," Bach said of a second meeting, expected sometime in the summer. 

Peng, 36, made headlines in November when she wrote a lengthy post on Chinese social media platform Weibo that alleged former vice-premier Zhang Gaoli forced her to have sex despite repeated refusals following a round of tennis three years ago. She briefly disappeared from the public for two weeks after making the initial post but later emerged to deny saying she was sexually assaulted.

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China's Peng Shuai waves as she leaves the event. (REUTERS/Staff)

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