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China hits back at WTA boycott as IOC talks again to Peng Shuai

Foreign ministry says it is against politicising sport, as officials hold second video call with tennis star

China has attacked the Women’s Tennis Association’s boycott in response to the treatment of Peng Shuai, as the International Olympic Committee claimed to have had a second video chat with the player.

Wang Wenbin, a foreign ministry spokesperson, said at a daily briefing that his government was “always firmly opposed to acts that politicise sports”.

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