Russia

Tennis Australia on Tuesday banned Russian and Belarusian flags at the Australian Open after Ukraines ambassador demanded action when they were seen among the crowd.Moscow called the restriction an inappropriate politicization of sports.

The red, white and blue stripes of Russia were held up by fans during Mondays first-round clash between Ukraines Kateryna Baindl and Russias Kamilla Rakhimova on day one.Ukrainian fans supposedly called security and cops to the stands.A Russian flag was also unfurled on Rod Laver Arena throughout Daniil Medvedevs clash with American Marcos Giron.

Flags from Russia and Belarus are prohibited onsite at the Australian Open, Tennis Australia said in a statement.

Our initial policy was that fans might bring them in however might not utilize them to cause disturbance.

Yesterday, we had an event where a flag was placed courtside.

The restriction works right away.

We will continue to deal with the players and our fans to ensure the very best possible environment to take pleasure in the tennis.

Since Russias intrusion of Ukraine, Russian and Belarusian gamers have actually generally competed under a neutral white flag as independents, as holds true at the Australian Open.Ukraines ambassador to Australia and New Zealand, Vasyl Myroshnychenko, had late Monday called on Tennis Australia to act.

I strongly condemn the public display screen of the Russian flag throughout the game of the Ukrainian tennis gamer Kateryna Baindl at the Australian Open, he tweeted.

I contact Tennis Australia to immediately enforce its neutral flag policy.

The diplomat recently advised the Australian Open to ban Russian and Belarusian gamers completely, the latter due to Belaruss support of Vladimir Putin.Wimbledon went down that path in 2015, disallowing gamers from both nations, causing the tournament being stripped of its ranking points by the ATP and WTA.Prior to the flag restriction, previous Australian ambassador to Ukraine, Doug Trappett, who served in the function from 2015 to 2016, slammed Australian Open organizers.Writing on Twitter, he called it embarrassing.

You could have prohibited Russian gamers and positioned yourself to offer a robust response to such foreseeable events but you chose spinelessness, he tweeted.Russias Embassy in Australia countered at the restriction, calling it another example of undesirable politicization of sports.

On top of currently discriminating against Russian tennis gamers with its neutral flag policy, Tennis Australia now went even more by making certain they can not be visibly supported by their fans, it stated in a declaration.

It is undoubtedly regrettable to see the tournament organizers succumb to obvious and rather conceited political adjustment sacrificing the spirit of reasonable play when fundamental to the Australian Open.

Baindl won her match 7-5, 6-7, (8/10), 6-1 and will deal with American Caty McNally in the 2nd round.Ukrainian-Australian fan Maria Tumarkin told the Melbourne Age newspaper she was the one who called security, claiming Russian fans were heckling Baindl.

This is exceptionally risky, the war is ongoing, she stated.

Its a small court, the men were exceptionally close to the players, so there was an element of what I felt was intimidation.

Belarusian world number five Aryna Sabalenka said she had no objection to the flag ban if everybody feels better this way.

But she likewise believes that sport is nothing to do with politics.

I have zero control on it.

What can I say? They did it, alright, no flags, included Sabalenka, amongst the gamers affected by the Wimbledon restriction last year.Asked if she might understand how some Ukrainian fans might be upset by seeing Russian or Belarusian flags, she replied: Im pretty sure they (are) upset about that, and, if Tennis Australia made this decision to make them feel better, okay.





Unlimited Portal Access + Monthly Magazine - 12 issues-Publication from Jan 2021


Buy Our Merchandise (Peace Series)

 


Contribute US to Start Broadcasting



It's Voluntary! Take care of your Family, Friends and People around You First and later think about us. Its Fine if you dont wish to contribute and if you wish to contribute then think about the Homeless first and Feed them. We can survive with your wishes too :-). You can Buy our Merchandise too which are of the finest quality.

Debit/Credit/UPI

UPI/Debit/Credit

Paytm


STRIPE


Russia Calls U.K. Courts ?A Farce? Over Assange Case


Lukashenko Says Helped Russia Stop Concert Gunmen From Fleeing to Belarus


Russian Security Chiefs Blame Concert Attack on Ukraine, West


[Russia] - Ukraine Says Weekend Missile Attack Damaged 4 Russian Ships


Moscow Court Remands Eighth Suspect in Concert Hall Attack


Moscow Concert Attack: What We Know


Russia?s FSB Says Bomb Attack Plotter Killed in Blast During Arrest Attempt


Russia Extends Evan Gershkovich?s Pre-Trial Detention Ahead of Arrest Anniversary


Ukrainian Shelling of Russia's Belgorod Region Injures 5


Russian Rights Chief Says Torturing Concert Attack Suspects ?Inadmissible?


[Russia] - Putin Says 'Radical Islamists' Behind Moscow Concert Attack


Moscow Court Remands 3 More Suspects Over Concert Hall Attack


?Endless Wave of Violence?: Leading Russian Anti-Torture Activist on Concert Attack Suspects? Treatment


What Was Putin Doing During the Moscow Concert Hall Attack


[Russia] - Siberian Teenagers Assaulted Over Unconventional Hairstyles


Jailed Kremlin Critic Kara-Murza's Wife Urges Prisoner Swaps


Kyrgyzstan Warns Citizens Against Travel to Russia After Concert Attack


[Russia] - Russian Missile Attack on Kyiv Wounds 9


Binance Crypto Firm?s Successor in Russia Announces Closure


[Russia] - Central Asian Teen Hailed for Saving Dozens from Moscow Auditorium Attack


'Kill Them All,' Ex-Russian President Medvedev Says of Concert Hall Gunmen


Kremlin Refuses to Comment on Islamic State Links to Moscow Attack


Russia?s FSB Thwarted Attack on Putin Campaign Office ? Mediazona


Russia Arrests Gold Mine Director After Collapse Traps Workers


7 Wounded in Russian Missile Attack on Kyiv


[Russia] - Russian Court Remands 4 Suspects Over Concert Hall Attack


[Russia] - Russian Opposition Blasts Putin's Broken Security Promises After Moscow Attack


Day of Mourning in Russia as Toll From Concert Hall Massacre Climbs to 137


[Russia] - Kyiv Says 2 Russian Ships Hit in Crimea Strikes


[Russia] - Putin Allies Demand Return of Death Penalty After Moscow Attack


[Russia] - 'Terrorists Have No Nationality' Tajik President Tells Putin


Kyiv and Ukraine's Lviv Region Report 'Massive' Russian Attack, No Casualties


[Russia] - Russia Says It Shot Down Ukraine Missiles Fired at Crimea


Putin Wants To Blame Ukraine for Moscow Attack ? Zelensky


?It Could Have Been Me?: Russians Mourn Victims of Deadly Concert Hall Attack


Russian State Media Release Interrogation Videos of Concert Attack Suspects


Spacecraft Carrying First Belarus Woman Cosmonaut Lifts Off


[Russia] - Moscow Concert Attack: What We Know


[Russia] - Russian Army Claims Seized Ukrainian Village Near Bakhmut


Putin Vows Retribution for 'Barbaric' Moscow Attack


Russia Arrests Concert Hall Gunmen as Death Toll Rises


World Leaders Condemn Russian Concert Hall Attack


[Russia] - One Dead, Oil Refinery on Fire After Drone Attacks in Russia


[Russia] - At Least 60 Killed, 145 Injured in Mass Shooting Outside Moscow


Islamic State Group Claims Russia Gun Attack


[Russia] - Timeline of Attacks in Moscow Since 1999


U.S. Says No Sign of Ukraine Role in ?Terrible? Moscow Attack


[Russia] - Russia Jails Man 23 Years Over 'Railway Explosion' Plot


Russian Rescuers Hope to Reach Trapped Miners ?In Coming Days?


Russia Adds ?LGBT Movement? to ?Terrorists and Extremists? List


Russia's Central Bank Keeps Rates at 16% Amid Stubborn Inflation


[Russia] - Kremlin Planning New Mobilization for Kharkiv Offensive-- Vyorstka


[Russia] - Russia's FSB Says Detained 7 Pro-Ukraine Partisans in Moscow


[Russia] - Kremlin Says Russia in a 'State of War'


[Russia] - Russian Navy Fired on Civilian Fishing Trawler, Killing Sailors-- Dozhd


Woman Killed in Ukrainian Strike on Russia's Belgorod


Russia Attacks Ukraine With Deadly Barrage, Zelensky Appeals for Aid


[Russia] - Siberia's Krasnoyarsk to Shutter Prisons After Inmates Sent to Fight in Ukraine


Russia Sentences ?Volga Maniac? Serial Killer to Life in Prison


[Russia] - Russia Aborts Spacecraft Launch Seconds Before Liftoff





66