Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has been pictured at a number of events at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.Peng has been seen at the team figure skating competition and the women’s freeski big air final over the past 24 hours.She attended the latter event with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, who said he and Peng spoke with athletes at the Big Air Shougang venue for around 30 minutes.Peng had already attended the mixed doubles curling competition on Saturday alongside former IOC Athletes’ Commission chair Kirsty Coventry.The 35-year-old’s most recent appearance came a day after she gave her first interview to a Western media outlet – L’Equipe – since accusing a former Chinese party leader of sexual assault.Peng, a former world number one doubles player, made the allegations against China’s former Vice Premier, Zhang Gaoli, at the start of November.She claimed she was coerced into having sex with Zhang, which began an on-off consensual relationship with the former Politburo Standing Committee member.Her post was deleted around 30 minutes after it was published, and she subsequently disappeared from public view for three weeks, sparking serious concern about her wellbeing.BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 08: Thomas Bach, IOC President speaks with Peng Shuai prior to the Women's Freestyle Skiing Freeski Big Air Final on Day 4 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Big Air Shougang on February 08, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)Peng was then shown in a steady stream of photos and videos released by Chinese Government-controlled media on Twitter.She also retracted her claims in an interview with a Chinese-language Singaporean newspaper in December, and did the same again in the interview with L’Equipe.“This post has given rise to a huge misunderstanding from the outside world,” Peng said. “I hope that the meaning of this post will no longer be twisted. And I also hope that we don’t add more hype to this.”The interview with L’Equipe was granted by the Chinese Olympic Committee, whose chief of staff sat in on the encounter.The French newspaper had to submit questions prior to the interview, but claimed it was able to ask more during the interview.

The WTA remain unconvinced about Peng’s wellbeing, with the organisation’s chairman Steve Simon releasing a statement on the situation.

“…her recent in-person interview does not alleviate any of our concerns about her initial post from November 2nd,” the statement reads.

“To reiterate our view, Peng took a bold step in publicly coming forth with the accusation that she was sexually assaulted by a senior Chinese government leader.

“As we would do with any of our players globally, we have called for a formal investigation into the allegations by the appropriate authorities and an opportunity for the WTA to meet with Peng – privately – to discuss her situation.

"We continue to hold firm on our position and our thoughts remain with Peng Shuai."

The WTA withdrew all events from China in response to the crisis in December, citing "significant concerns about her well-being and ability to communicate without censorship or coercion".

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 23: Shuai Peng of China plays a backhand during her Women's Doubles first round match with partner Shuai Zhang of China against Veronika Kudermetova of Russia and Alison Riske of the United States on day four of the 2020 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 23, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)