the international olympic committee says it has spoken for a second time with chinese tennis star pung shuai amid continuing concerns for her welfare. pung disappeared from public view for three weeks last month after making an allegation of sexual assault against a top chinese state official. before yesterday s ioc video call, the women s tennis association said that it would cancelling all it s tournament s in china until there was real proof of her safety. the ioc has been criticized for its involvement with human rights groups accusing them of collaborating with chinese authorities the ioc released this statement this morning we share the same concern as many other people and organisations about the well being and safety of peng shuai. this is why, just yesterday, an ioc team held another video call with her. we have offered her wide ranging support, will stay in regular touch with her, and have already agreed on a personal meeting injanuary. the first ashes test is less that a
run in with max verstappen. now to tennis where the atp have declined to follow the wta and remove tournaments in china from their calendar as the questions remain about pung shuai and her safety. pung disappeared from public view for three weeks last month after making an allegation of sexual assault against a top chinese state official. separately the international olympic committee today said it has spoken to the 35 year old for a second time amid continuing concerns for her welfare. british sprinters adam gemili and laveea neilson have been stripped of their lottery funding after choosing to stay in florida with their coach rayna rider even though he s being investigated for sexual misconduct. uk athletics told their athletes to cut ties with the american a month ago when the accusations came to light but gemili, a european and commonwelth champion, and neilson have remained in florida so have been removed from the world class programme for the time being. fellow british sprinter
with chinese tennis star peng shuai, amid continuing concerns for her welfare. peng disappeared from public view for three weeks last month after making an allegation of sexual assault against a top chinese state official. before yesterday s ioc video call, the women s tennis association said that it would be cancelling all its tournaments in china until there was real proof of her safety. the ioc has been criticized for its involvement, with human rights groups accusing them of collaborating with chinese authorities the ioc released this statement this morning. the first ashes test is less than a week away and england have finally had a decent day s practice.
now to tennis where the atp have declined to follow the wta and remove tournaments in china from their calendar as the questions remain about peng shuai and her safety. peng disappeared from public view for three weeks last month after making an allegation of sexual assault against a top chinese state official. separately the international olympic committee today said it has spoken to the 35 year old for a second time amid continuing concerns for her welfare. british sprinters adam gemili and laveea neilson have been stripped of their lottery funding after choosing to stay in florida with their coach rayna rider even though he s being investigated for sexual misconduct. uk athletics told their athletes to cut ties with the american a month ago when the accusations came to light but gemili, a european and commonwelth champion, and neilson have remained in florida so have been removed from the world class programme for the time being. fellow british sprinter daryl neita has left the gr