Where is Peng Shuai? T-shirts will be OK at Australian Open
Source: Associated Press
Where is Peng Shuai? T-shirts will be OK at Australian Open
By JOHN PYE
January 25, 2022
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Restrictions which resulted in the removal of a spectator for wearing a T-shirt supporting Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai at the Australian Open have been overhauled after international backlash.
With reports of activists planning to distribute hundreds of shirts branded with the question “Where is Peng Shaui?” in time for Saturday’s Australian Open women’s final, the message shouldn’t be hard to find.
Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley told The Associated Press it would be OK for people to wear the shirts at Melbourne Park, as long as they didn’t congregate in large groups or cause problems for other spectators.
“If they want to do that, that’s fine,” Tiley said in a telephone interview. But “if anyone’s coming on site with the express intent of disrupting the comfort and safety of our fans, they’re not welcome.
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