we made a judgment, the council made a judgment, that given the appalling events that are unfolding by the minute as we sit here, in ukraine, which is an important athletics nation in our family, that we couldn t sit this dance out. russian and belarussian tennis players can continue playing on the men s and women s tours but only as neutral athletes, with no reference to their nationality. ukraine s elina svitolina s had refused to play against russia s anastashia potapova at the monterrey 0pen until that decision was made. she went on to win the match and said afterwards that her mission is to unite our tennis community to stand with ukraine . the international tennis federation has also suspended the russian and belarus tennis federations from international team competitions. formula 0ne s only russian driver nikita mazepin will be allowed to race this season. that was the decision that came out
the international tennis federation has suspended the russian and belarus tennis federations from international team competition. the wta and atp boards have also suspended their event due to take place in moscow in october. motorsport s governing body, the fia, has condemned russia s invasion of ukraine, but are allowing russian and belarusian drivers to compete in a neutral capacity. f1 s only current driver, nikita mazepin, who races for haas, will compete under the fia flag with no russian colours allowed on his racesuit or car. the russian grand prix that was due to be held in sochi in september has already been cancelled. 0rganisers of the paralympic winter games will meet on wednesday to decide whether russian athletes should be allowed to compete. the paralympics start in beijing on friday, with russians currently able to take part under the flag of the russian paralympic committee, similarly to how they do at the olympics. but the head of the ipc says any decision they make is
that is based on our constitution so we can, of course if challenged we can defend it. a ukraine team of 20 athletes and nine guides will compete in the chinese capital. there had been concerns the athletes would not be able to travel safely. however, the ukrainian disabled sports committee has announced they will arrive today. two main tennis organisations have announced that players from russia and belarus will be allowed to continue to compete, but only as neutral athletes. it means ukranian elina svitolina s match against russia s anastasia potapova at the monterrey 0pen did go ahead, after the ukrainian top seed was given assurances her opponent would compete under a neutralflag. the international tennis federation has suspended the russian and belarus tennis federations from international team competition. russian formula one driver nikita mazepin will be allowed to race this season. the sport s governing body the fia has ruled
are being allowed to compete. a ukraine team of 20 athletes and nine guides will compete in the chinese capital. there had been concerns the athletes would not be able to travel safely. however, the ukrainian disabled sports committee has announced they will arrive today. many other sports are coming under pressure to ban russia. the two main tennis organisations have announced that players from russia and belarus will be allowed to continue to compete, but only as neutral athletes. it means ukranian elina svitolina s match against russia s anastasia potapova at the monterrey open went ahead, after the ukrainian top seed was given assurances her opponent would compete under a neutralflag. the international tennis federation has suspended the russian and belarus tennis federations from international team competition. and russian formula one driver nikita mazepin will also be allowed to compete this season.
right, i really want to work with the tour to discuss ways we can make things better for the players, press, and fans. now former pro turned broadcaster mat rick mcenroe told us tennis federations, they badly mishandled this. i naomi s statement she released yesterday was a lot better. it was a lot kleer about what her issues are. and are moving forward. mental health is at the forefront of a conversation which we re now having which is i think great news. i thought the statement from the roland garros and french federation was totally misguided. i mean, the fact that they threatened her with disqualification right out of the gate and the first public statement was to me way over the top. and i think part of the reason that she ultimately withdrew. yeah. the president of that french tennis federation, guys, he read a statement to the press about osaka withdrawing, wishing her the best.