Svitolina Boycott | Elina Svitolina refuses to play against Russian & Belarusian Players
Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina REJECTS to play Russia’s Anastasia Potapova in the round of 32 match of the Monterrey Open unless International Olympic Committee’s recommendations to ban Russian athletes are put in place.
The International Olympic Committee’s executive board on 25th February held that Russian and Belarusian national flags should not be exhibited at international sports events following Russia’s assault on Ukraine.
On 28th February, the International Olympic Committee’s executive board went even further and recommended sports federations to ban Russian and Belarusian contestants and representatives in any international sporting event from competing, but Elina Svitolina made her feelings known before the latest release.
‘We Ukrainian players requested to ATP, WTA and ITF to follow the recommendations of the IOC to accept Russian or Belarusian nationals only as neutral athletes, without displaying any national symbols, colours, flags or anthems,’ Svitolina said.
In a separate but related statement earlier on Monday, Ukrainian women’s tennis players including Lesia Tsurenko & Marta Kostyuk called on the Women’s Tennis Association to pull out of all tournaments from Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.
Athletes from Ukraine and other countries have insisted that international bodies to take action after Russia initiated its invasion by land, air and sea last week following a proclamation of war by President Vladimir Putin.
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