By Julien Pretot and Tony Munroe
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai attended the Beijing Winter Games on Tuesday to watch China’s Eileen Gu win gold in Beijing’s Big Air ski competition to put the host nation at the top of the table. of medals.
Peng, who could be seen in the stands wearing a black knit cap with the Olympic rings and a black coat with the Chinese flag, thanked a journalist for a greeting but declined to answer questions as she left the venue.
Peng’s well-being became a matter of global concern when she alleged on social media in November that a former Chinese vice premier, Zhang Gaoli, had sexually assaulted her in the past. After that post, which was quickly removed, she disappeared from public view for nearly three weeks.
Peng has said little since its initial posting on social media and discussion of the scandal has been heavily censored in China’s tightly controlled cyberspace. However, in an interview with French newspaper L’Equipe on Sunday at a hotel inside the Olympic bubble in Beijing, Peng denied accusing anyone of sexual assault.
Born in San Francisco, United States, Gu, China’s biggest star at the Games, said she was happy to hear of Peng’s presence on Tuesday.
“It’s a great honor when athletes from different sports, especially more well-known sports like tennis, pay attention to smaller sports like freestyle skiing, I think it gives us an amazing platform to spread our little sport to the rest of the world.” , said Gu.
“I’m so grateful that she’s happy and healthy and out there doing her thing again.”
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