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Senior IOC member Dick Pound says he’s “really puzzled” by criticism of the IOC for its intervention in the case of Peng Shuai. “They found her in good health & good spirits” during a call between Peng and IOC head Thomas Bach, says Pound – yet the IOC hasn’t released the video. pic.twitter.com/HcBE0O5wTq
— Christiane Amanpour (@amanpour) November 25, 2021
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'Release that video call': @amanpour presses IOC official on Peng Shuai
— Will Ripley (@willripleyCNN) November 26, 2021
The International Olympic Committee's Dick Pound tells Christiane Amanpour the IOC is satisfied Peng Shuai is "alive and healthy and not under coercion" despite global concerns
WATCH https://t.co/4bp5YqsUKv pic.twitter.com/nOXuYm0qSX
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"At best he’s either spectacularly naive or desperate to preserve relationships at all costs."
— Matthew Brooker (@mbrookerhk) November 26, 2021
Dick Pound roasted over Peng Shuai interview on CNN with Christiane Amanpour https://t.co/7zQq8g5xMp via @newscomauHQ
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#WhereIsPengShuai @amanpour
— G@llso Ⓥ #BelieveInScotland 🏴 (@jengallso) November 26, 2021
You don't go from telling the world you have been sexually assaulted by a powerful man in the Chinese Communist party, to an abrupt "I don't want to be disturbed.." and give me some privacy. #PengShuai is clearly bring gaggedhttps://t.co/4UURVsKwWb
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Watch our full interview with the IOC's Dick Pound here.
— Alicia Lloyd (@Alicia__Lloyd) November 26, 2021
He also denied the IOC has any conflict of interest or links to the Chinese government… “we're pretty careful about compartmentalizing the organization of the Olympics".https://t.co/WE7Jyagrwn https://t.co/ZQ2MoXnYth
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Oh WOW! IOC Pres Thomas Bach knows former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli well — they worked together on the 2022 Games before he was accused by an athlete Nov 2 of rape. No wonder IOC is supporting China. Do COC officials like Dick Pound know him too? @iocmedia https://t.co/mv1nGxvbBk
— Margaret McCuaig-Johnston (@M_Johnston1) November 24, 2021
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