The countries have decided to state their position publicly.
Norway, Sweden Finland and Iceland supported the decision of the leadership Wimbledon does not apply for the tournament of tennis players from Russia and Belarus .
The statement was published by the Norwegian Tennis Federation and signed by representatives of the federations of the other three countries.
” The All-England Tennis Club has made a bold decision not to allow all Russian and Belarusian players to Wimbledon and major grass tournaments in the UK, and the Norwegian Federation supports the move and hopes the ATP, WTA and ITF will respond accordingly. against athletes is a difficult decision, but the consequences cannot be compared to what people in Ukraine are going through every day. Tough measures must be taken to stop this senseless war. aggression by Russia and Belarus, “the statement said.
that the ATP and WTA have reacted negatively to this move, but the world tennis leadership cannot directly influence the All-England Tennis Club. > Read also: WTA and ATP unexpectedly condemn removal of Russian and Belarusian tennis players from Wimbledon
Earlier it was reported that another major tennis tournament could eliminate tennis players from Russia and Belarus .
