[Sports Road News]Just at the ATP 1000 Indian Wells Tennis MastersOut of the game and lose the “World One” throneDaniil Medvedev may also lose his qualification for this year’s Wimbledon due to political reasons! Russian and Belarusian movements will be banned from Wimbledon unless they publicly condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin for waging war on Ukraine, according to British media iNEWS.
The iNEWS report quoted British Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston as saying in an interview that the issue has been discussed with the All England Lawn Club, “We are negotiating with various sporting event organizations, in addition to not allowing anyone to fly the Russian flag, we have to confirm that he (They) are not Putin’s supporters, and are considering further demands to obtain assurances.” At present, “Russian and Belarusian” tennis players have been suspended from the Davis Cup and the Association Cup, and the players are temporarily participating in professional competitions as neutrals.
When asked if Maivedive could participate in this year’s Wimbledon, Nigel Huddleston pointed out: “Russian players are also banned from participating in sports events by many parties, but in terms of individual participation, the details are more complicated, and how to deal with it is still being discussed. The impact. In my opinion, we need reassurance from athletes that they are not Putin supporters. Would I be comfortable if Russian athletes carried the Russian flag? No. If we reach a broad global agreement on this Consensus is better.”
After becoming No. 1 in the world for the first time on the 28th of last month, McVidiff posted on IG,Openly expressed hope for world peace, but Ukrainian female player Marta Kostyuk slammed him as a neutral attitude and should not have qualified for the competition. Last week, McVidiff competed as a neutral in the Indian Wells Tennis Championship. He blamed the third lap of the men’s singles on Tuesday (15th) for the French veteran Gael Monfils, who is ranked 28th in the world. Next Monday (21st) will hand over the position of “first brother” to Novak Djokovic.
This article is by “Sportsroad“Originally published in “[Ukraine crisis]Britain asks ‘Russian and Belarus’ athletes to condemn Putin’s Medvedev or miss Wimbledon」