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Chinese Taipei Player Victim of ‘Inappropriate Contact’ at Major Table Tennis Event
The federation said the player reported inappropriate physical contact during a venue entry check, and organisers removed the security staff member from duty.
Chinese Taipei said on Tuesday that a safe environment was fundamental after one of its table tennis players reported “inappropriate physical contact” during a security check into a major London tournament.
The player has not been officially named but local reports identified her as Cheng I-ching and she pledged on social media “to speak out for all female athletes”.
The 34-year-old is the self-ruled island’s highest-ranked woman at the World Te…
Taiwanese pongist Cheng I-ching claimed to have had an "inappropriate physical contact" on Saturday during a security check at the entrance to the site where the table tennis worlds are taking place.