Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said that no athlete should be excluded from competition on the grounds of a perceived unfair advantage due to their gender. "I have a hard time believing that Peng Shuai actually wrote the email we received or believes what is being attributed to her," he said in a statement. Peng, a former Wimbledon doubles champion, disappeared after writing a social media post on November 2 accusing a former top government official of forcing her to have sex after playing tennis at his home. Her original post on Weibo has been taken down.