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IOC spokesperson Mark Adams says it is not up to the sports organization or the media to answer the question of whether Peng Shuai was speaking freely when she recanted her allegations of sexual assault against a top Chinese official. SOUNDBITE
"I think we can say that we are doing everything we can to make sure this situation is as it should be," says an IOC spokesperson on Peng Shuai retracting allegations of sexual assault against a top Chinese official. IMAGES ++COMPLETES 9YJ2ZM++
IOC president Thomas Bach says he was "very disturbed" by Russian skater Kamila Valieva's performance in the Beijing Olympics final when she fell several times and seemed overwhelmed by the doping scandal that has engulfed her. "I was very disturbed when I watched it on TV," Bach says. SOUNDBITE
IOC spokesperson Mark Adams says reports that 15-year-old figure skating star Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned heart medication before the Beijing Olympics are "complete speculation". "I'm not from the podium of a press conference going to comment on a legal case, because it wouldn't be appropriate," he adds. SOUNDBITE
Activists hand out "Where is Peng Shuai?" t-shirts outside Melbourne Park, where the Australian Open women's final will take place on Saturday. The International Olympic Committee said on Thursday that it has spoken with Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai again and plans to meet her in Beijing during next month's Winter Games. IMAGES
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