players from belarus and russia is now barred. the kremlin says the action is unacceptable and the tournament will suffer. well, from one of ukraine s leading tennis voices, a different perspective. it is another sign for russia that they are wrong, that they have to stop and we are thankful for this and thankful for all of the help and the weapons we get to survive and to keep fighting. but there is some strong opposition in tennis. the atp, which runs the men s tour, says the unilateral decision by wimbledon on the lawn tennis association to exclude playerfrom russia and belarus is unfair and has the potential to set a damaging precedent for the game. the international olympic committee has urged sporting federations worldwide to exclude competitors from russia and belarus. in some sports, they have continued to compete as neutrals. at wimbledon, they have decided that neutrality is not an option. joe wilson, bbc news,
aggression, and so several of the world s leading players will be excluded here and from other forthcoming uk tournaments, even though they will continue to play elsewhere on the professional tours. daniil medvedev, ranked number two in the world, a strong contenderfor the men s title, will not play. aryna sabalenka, a potential champion, one of several leading women s players from belarus and russia, is now barred. the kremlin says the action is unacceptable and the tournament will suffer. well, from one of ukraine s leading tennis voices, a different perspective. it is another sign for russia that they are wrong, that they have to stop and we are thankful for this and thankful for all of the help and the weapons we get to survive and to keep fighting. but there is some strong opposition in tennis. the atp, which runs the men s tour, says the unilateral decision by wimbledon on the lawn tennis association to exclude players from russia and belarus is unfair and has the potential to se
is unacceptable and the tournament will suffer. well, from one of ukraine s leading tennis voices, a different perspective. it is another sign for russia that they are wrong, they have to stop, and we are thankful for this. we are thankful for all the help, for the weapons we get to survive and keep fighting. the international olympic committee has urged sporting federations worldwide to exclude competitors from russia and belarus. in some sports, they have continued to compete as neutrals. at wimbledon, they ve decided that neutrality is not an option. wimbledon s stands has been backed strongly by the british government, but the atp, representing men s professionals, believe it is unfair because, in their eyes, it discriminates against some of their members based on nationality.
unacceptable to make athletes what it described as hostages of political prejudice . 0ur sports correspondent, joe wilson, reports. at wimbledon, there is no roof to exclude the wider world. this is a fixture in the international sporting calendar. thus, what happens here, matters everywhere. wimbledon quotes its responsibility to limit russia s global influence in the light of what it describes as unprecedented and unjustified military aggression. and so several of the world s leading tennis players are excluded here, even though they have been permitted to play on the professional tour. daniil medvedev, ranked two in the world, a strong contenderfor the men s title, won t play. aryna sabalenka, a potential champion, one of several leading women s players from belarus and russia, is now barred. the kremlin says the action is unacceptable and the tournament will suffer. well, from one of ukraine s leading tennis voices, a different perspective. it s another sign for russia
thus, what happens here matters everywhere. wimbledon quotes its responsibility to limit russia s global influence in the light of unjustified and unprecedented military aggression. and so several of the world s leading players will be excluded here and from other forthcoming uk tournaments, even though they will continue to play elsewhere on the professional tours. daniil medvedev, ranked two in the world, a strong contenderfor the men s title, won t play. aryna sabalenka, a potential champion, one of several leading women s players from belarus and russia, is now barred. the kremlin says the action is unacceptable and the tournament will suffer. well, from one of ukraine s leading tennis voices, a different perspective. it is another sign for russia that they are wrong, they have to stop, and we are thankful for this. we are thankful for all the help, for the weapons we get to survive and keep fighting. but there is some strong opposition in tennis.