Daniil Medvedev out of Wimbledon as Russians and Belarusians banned from competing
The organisers of Wimbledon have announced a ban on players from Russia and Belarus from competing at this year’s tournament.
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Russian and Belarusian players will not be allowed to compete at this year’s Wimbledon.
Wimbledon to ban Russian and Belarus players
Men's tennis world number two Daniil Medvedev is set to be barred from this year's Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament as The Times reported organisers are to ban Russian and Belarus players due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Wimbledon to ban Russian and Belarus players - report
Men's tennis world number two Daniil Medvedev is set to be barred from this year's Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament as The Times reported organisers are to ban Russian and Belarus players due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Wimbledon ban on Russian players would be 'unacceptable': Kremlin
Kremlin said Wednesday that banning Russian tennis players from Wimbledon over Moscow's military campaign in Ukraine would be "unacceptable." "Once again they simply turn athletes into hostages to political prejudice, political intrigues," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. "This is unacceptable." "Taking into account that Russia is a very strong tennis country, our athletes are at the top of world rankings, the competition itself will suffer from their removal," he added.