Wimbledon to ban Russian and Belarusian players over Ukraine invasion

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Wimbledon have announced a full ban of all players from Russia and Belarus at this year’s championships

Tournament first to suspend Russians and BelarusiansVictoria Azarenka of Belarus and Daniil Medvedev of Russia.Wimbledon organisers are to announce a full ban of all players from Russia and Belarus at this year’s championships.

The move will mean world No 2 Daniil Medvedev and the former world No 1 Victoria Azarenka will not be competing at the All England Club this summer because of the invasion of Ukraine. The tournament will be the first to suspend players from the countries. Currently they are allowed to play on the ATP and WTA tours as neutral athletes, and have been allowed to put their names on the entry list for next month’s French Open.Download the Guardian app from the iOS App Store on iPhones or the Google Play store on Android phones by searching for 'The Guardian'.In the Guardian app, tap the yellow button at the bottom right, then go to Settings , then Notifications.

 

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This is rediculous! It is discrimination.

That's BS in that case ban US and Israeli athletes

Well done Wimbledon. Totally right decision. Looking forward to being there in the summer.

frkn ridiculous

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