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According to Peng Shuai, the allegation was based on an “enormous misunderstanding.” Peng Shuai, a Chinese tennis star, told a French newspaper that international worry; for her safety stems from “a massive misunderstanding,” and she denied accusing a Chinese official of sexual assault. The interview was release Monday by L’Equipe, a sports news publication. The tennis player was interviewed for an hour; by China’s Olympic committee a day earlier in a Beijing hotel, according to the publication. Peng had dinner with IOC President Thomas Bach on Saturday; and she attended the China-Norway curling match with IOC member Kirsty Coventry; according to a statement released by the International Olympic Committee on Monday. According to the newspaper, questions had to be submitted ahead of time; and a Chinese Olympic committee representative sat in on the conversation and translated her remarks from Chinese. The newspaper publish her comments in question-and-answer format, which it claim was another pre-condition for an interview. Peng addressed by ...