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UN condemns racist abuse directed at Coco Gauff in Beijing
The UN human rights office condemned racist insults directed at Coco Gauff.
The abuse came after her third-round match at the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing.
The office made its statement in a post on X on Saturday.
Gauff was taking part in the Beijing tennis tournament.
The statement focused on the insults she faced after the match.
The available information does not say what action, if any, will follow.
The UN Human Rights Office condemned racist insults directed at Coco Gauff.
The insults were directed at Gauff after her third-round match at the WTA 1000 in Beijing.
The condemnation was published on the office’s X account on Saturday.
- Who
- The UN Human Rights Office condemned abuse directed at Coco Gauff.
- What
- It denounced racist insults directed at Gauff.
- When
- Saturday; the article was published on 10 October 2026.
- Where
- The insults followed Gauff’s third-round match at the WTA 1000 in Beijing.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
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Racist insults were directed at Coco Gauff.
The UN Human Rights Office condemned the insults in a message on X.
- Person
- Coco Gauff
- Organization
- UN Human Rights Office
- Event
- WTA 1000 in Beijing
- Stage
- Third round
- Platform
- X
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