Tag: Belarus
Paris 2024: Russian and Belarus athletes accepted ‘if neutral’, says British Olympic Association chief | Olympics News
Geraint Hughes Sky Sports News British Olympic Association chief executive Andy Anson says they and Team GB are “supportive of having independent athletes” at Paris 2024 Olympics; “We don’t want to have athletes punished all the time for the conflicts going on around the world” Last Updated: 08/11/23 12:19am Please use Chrome browser for a…
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Ukraine’s Kostyuk tells Belarus’ Sabalenka to take a personal stand on war – rezal404
Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – May 28, 2023 Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk in action during her first round match against Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach PARIS – Marta Kostyuk refused to shake hands with Aryna Sabalenka after their first-round match at the French Open and the Ukrainian feels the Belarusian should…
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Aryna Sabalenka says comments from Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko ‘not helping’
Aryna Sabalenka fears comments from Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko may make her even more unpopular on the WTA Tour and insists she would “stop the war” in Ukraine if she could. The world No 2 spoke last month about the “hate” she encountered in the locker room amid strained relations between some players following Russia’s…
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