According to the world’s fifth racket, Arina Sobolenko, athletes need to make loud statements about the war. But the ban on the participation of Russians and Belarusians did not change anything – the war continues.
Arina Sobolenko, a tennis star from Belarus, said the Wimbledon organizers’ decision to exclude Belarusian players from participation in last year’s tournament “changed nothing”, Sky News reported.
According to the fifth racket in the world, “no one supports the war” and the decision of the Wimbledon organizers “very disappointed”.
In the summer, the organizers of the oldest tennis tournament banned athletes from the Russian Federation and Belarus from participating in the tournament, against the backdrop of the war that broke out in Ukraine.
According to 24-year-old Sobolenko, “it’s really terrible because nobody supports war.”
The tennis player claims that athletes should make loud statements about the war.
The tennis player said, “But why do we have to shout at every corner? It’s not going to help at all. They got us out of Wimbledon and what has changed? Nothing – everything is going on and that’s the saddest thing.” ”
Last month, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) fined the British Lawn Tennis Association £820,000 ($987,854) for banning Russian and Belarusian tennis players from the tournament.
Russian athletes did not participate in Wimbledon as representatives of the aggressor country, and Belarusian athletes did not participate, as the Belarusian authorities allowed the country’s territory to be used as a springboard for military maneuvers.
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Source: Focus
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