Australian Open relaxes rule against Peng Shuai protest T-shirt, Craig Tiley tells AFP
The Australian Open will allow people to
wear shirts that say "Where is Peng Shuai?" CEO of Tennis Australia Craig Tiley told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Tuesday.
His comments come several days after security guards shut down a small protest in support of the
Chinese tennis player, in which protesters unfurled a banner saying, "Where is Peng Shuai?" and also wore T-shirts with the slogan.
Guards on Friday initially confiscated the banner, which they later gave back, and told the protesters they could stay if they covered up their T-shirts.
Tiley told AFP that people would be allowed to wear the shirts "as long as they are not coming as a mob to be disruptive but are peaceful."
He added that some people had come with a banner and two large poles, which will still not be allowed.