Published:
April 5, 2023 09:24 GMT
Athletes from these nations will be able to participate in the Grand Slam tournament only “in the individual category, without flags or emblems of the country”.
The Australian Tennis Federation (TA) has rejected an appeal by Ukrainian authorities not to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in the Australian Open, the local channel reported on Thursday. 9News.
Australia’s tennis governing body have stressed that athletes from these nations will only be able to participate in the Grand Slam tournament.”in the individual category, without flagsnor emblems of the country”.
“Tennis Australia is acting in accordance with the position and principles outlined by the Australian Ministry of Sport, which has previously joined more than 30 like-minded national counterparts in showing solidarity with the people of Ukraine,” the association said. .
For his part, the Ukrainian ambassador to the ocean nation, Vasyl Myroshnichenko, criticized the position of the TA. The senior diplomat has announced that he will request a meeting with the organization’s senior leaders expose the position of Kiev and understand why the institution has decided not to follow the lead of the organizers of Wimbledon in the UK.
This year’s edition of the Australian Open It will start on January 16th. and will last until the 29th of the same month.
- After the start of the military operation in Ukraine, there were the Russian and Belarusian tennis federations suspended of all tournaments under the umbrella of the Association of Professional Tennis Players (ATP) and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA).
