Tennis
“You should be judged by actions, not nationality.” The second racket of Ukraine Prikhodko supported Russian athletes
The second racket of Ukraine in doubles Oleg Prikhodko supported Russian athletes suspended from international competitions.
Last year, Prikhodko competed in pairs competitions under the auspices of the ATP together with Russian Yan Bondarevsky.
– I played a couple with a Russian, because he is my friend. And I played a couple with my friend – for me, nationality does not matter. In my opinion, a person should be judged by his actions, and not by his nationality. Unfortunately, our federation uses the experience of dissidents in the Soviet era, when people were condemned for disagreeing with public views. I have many friends from Russia and Belarus, also my girlfriend is from Russia. They all help me in every possible way. So I don’t think I did anything terrible.
Were there recommendations from the FTU not to play with the Russian? Yes, they did, but since I have my own views, I did as I saw fit, I didn’t blindly follow the party’s policy, Prikhodko quotes the publication. “Big Tennis of Ukraine”.
Source: Sportbox
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