These are days of great tension in the world of sport, with Russian athletes on one side and everyone else on the other. After the very tough stances of THAT ISfrom the FIFA and of UEFA (waiting for other realities to decide to express themselves), the world of tennis is also expressing its opinions, with many athletes, both Russian and Ukrainian, who have already sided against the war wanted by Vladimir Putin. The example case is that of yesterday’s Svitolina, but he is not the only one. Today, from the Ukrainian Tennis Federation comes a very hard attack on the number one in the world Daniil Medvedev.
Seva Kewlysch, Federtennis Ukraine: “Medvedev must be kicked out of all Grand Slams”
Ukrainian sports authorities continue to make every effort to ensure that Russian athletes do not compete in their country’s colors and symbols in major international competitions. The world of tennis is obviously no exception, with the President of the Ukrainian Tennis Federation Seva Kewlysch who seems to have very clear ideas about what it should be done with Daniil Medvedevnumber one ATP and Russian athlete.
With a letter sent to the‘ITF, Kewlysch points out:
“Medvedev shouldn’t play the Roland Garros, Wimbledon e US Open. We will play Medvedev in tournaments ATP Tourmy he Grande Slam are tournaments ITF. If you can’t play them, you will never be number one. They would be embarrassed to be kicked out of a competition now ”.
The request for Kewlysch it obviously extends to all Russian and Belarusian athletes, and not just about Medvedev. In the calculation of the tournaments that the President of the Ukrainian Federation would like to preclude the Russians, there are also Davis Cup e Billie Jean King Cup, the two major national tennis competitions.
Football also raises its voice: Everton’s Vitaliy Mykolenko attacks the players of the Russian national team
The Ukrainian defender ofEverton, Vitaliy Mykolenkolaunches a ferocious attack on the captain of the Russia Artem Dzyuba and his teammates for not talking aboutUkrainea, using very harsh words: “You and your children will spend your life in a prison”. Mykolenko intends to blame the Russian nationals for their silence after the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine, as defined by the President Putin as a “special operation to demilitarize and” denazify the country “, a justification rejected by Kiev and from the West as propaganda.
The Premier League was quick to show support for Ukraine over the weekend, with Mykolenko e Oleksandr Zinchenkowho among their teammates walked with the flags of Ukraine draped around them, hugging each other before Saturday’s Premier League match between Everton e Manchester City.
Zinchenko had already spoken last week with a tough post on Instagramand now his colleague too Mykolenko22, did the same, heavily attacking the players of the Russian national team:
“While you bitch stay silent along with your teammates, peaceful civilians are being killed in Ukraine,” wrote Mykolenko, who joined Everton in January from Dynamo Kiev. ‘You will be locked in your prison for the rest of your life and especially for the life of your children. And I’m happy “.
Russia’s exclusion from sport, the words of the Ukrainian Minister
Yesterday the expected sanctions of the THAT ISfrom the FIFA and of UEFA (which had excluded the Russia from the next World Cup) and also of theEuroleague ed EuroCup. A very hard blow for all of Russian sport, but the matter may not be over there.
In fact, during the day fly hosted the final meeting of the college of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation. Regarding all these punitive measures, the Russian Minister of Sport Oleg Matytsin he has declared:
“Everyone understands that the development of world sport is impossible without Russia. We will analyze the positions taken by FIFA and UEFA, assess the legal basis for making a decision. And after that, we will do everything possible to protect our interests. Malytsin then added: “We will defend our positions and protect the interests of Russian athletes and their right to participate in competitions, because, from our point of view, the basic principle of Olympism has been violated: it is about equal rights. for athletes, non-discrimination on a political level and national reasons “.
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