Tennis
SOBOLENKO: “Why do we have to shout everywhere that we do not support the war?”
tennis player Arina Sobolenko He reacted negatively to Wimbledon’s decision last year not to allow players from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus to participate, and also does not understand why they should talk about the war.
“It’s really terrible, because nobody supports the war – nobody. The problem is, we need to talk about it out loud, but why are we yelling about it on every corner? It won’t help at all. We have no control over this situation.
I am very disappointed that sport is somehow connected with politics. We are just athletes doing our sport. This much. We do not do politics. If each of us could do something, we would, but we have no control.
They banned us from Wimbledon and what did that change? Nothing, but they keep doing it, and that’s the saddest part of the situation. I really hope to play there in 2023 because the audience can feel that atmosphere. But if they’re going to ban us again, then I certainly don’t care about Wimbledon’s decision. The only thing I will miss is the audience,” Sobolenko said.
Source: Sport UA
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