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NHL player agent Dan Milstein, who represents a majority of the Russian-born players in the league, told ESPN his clients are experiencing «disturbing levels» of harassment and believes draft-eligible players are already being discriminated against because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
tennis player Elina Svitolina on Monday said she would refuse to play Russian and Belarusian tennis players in tournaments. She also criticised the governing bodies of tennis, shortly after two of her compatriots aimed a swing at the WTA when they criticised the organisation for not taking a position on the Russian invasion of their country. Svitolina, ranked 15th in the world, is the top seed in the WTA tournament in Monterrey where she is drawn to play Russian Anastasia Potapova in her first match. Two other Russians, Kamilla Rakhimova and Anna Kalinskaya, are also in the draw. "I want to announce that I will not play in Monterrey, nor any other match, against Russian or Belarusian tennis players until our organizations take the necessary actions," Svitolina wrote on Twitter. "I do not blame Russian athletes," she wrote. "I wish to pay tribute to all players, especially Russians and Belarusians, who bravely stated their position against the war. Their support is essential."
Athletes from Russia and Belarus are barred from all top-level international skiing, skating and track and field events until further notice, as more sports federations took action Tuesday following International Olympic Committee board recommendations.
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee called for a complete and immediate ban of Russia and Belarus athletes and officials from international sports, including the Paralympics that open on Friday.
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Despite their country being at war a team of 20 Paralympians from Ukraine are due to arrive in Beijing for Friday's start of the Paralympic Winter Games meanwhile some members of the Russian Paralympic team are already in Beijing but won't know whether they can compete until later today.
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Formula One has opposed the wishes of the International Olympic Committee by allowing Russian and Belarusian drivers to continue racing.