L'atleta, nel paese asiatico per la Billie Jean King Cup, aveva pubblicato sui social dei commenti negativi sui piatti serviti alla cena di gala del torneo

She described the turtle and frog dishes as "crazy" and "wild", causing a social media storm.

Townsend had described the food on offer in Shenzhen as “2/10” and said “these people are literally killing frogs.”