The IOC invited eight top Russian tennis players plus two from Belarus on Thursday to compete as neutral athletes at the Paris Olympics — though some already declined the expected offer.
PublishedLAUSANNE, Switzerland — The IOC invited eight top Russian tennis players plus Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Azarenka from Belarus on Thursday to compete as neutral athletes at the Paris Olympics — though some already declined the expected offer.
The Russian women — Daria Kasatkina, Liudmila Samsonova, Ekaterina Aleksandrova and Mirra Andreeva — are ranked currently from No. 14 to 24, respectively. Tennis is the latest of the Olympic sports to have invitations to Paris confirmed as part of a vetting process to let some athletes from Russia and its military ally Belarus compete with neutral status in individual sports during the invasion of Ukraine.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
IOC gives 14 Russians, 11 Belarusians neutral status for Paris OlympicsA team of 335 athletes took part in the 2021 Tokyo Summer Games as the Russian Olympic Committee. No Russians will participate in the Paris Olympics opening ceremony this summer as Russia and Belarus are barred from team sports at the Games because of the war in Ukraine.
Read more »
IOC boss Bach says snap elections in France won't impact the Paris OlympicsThe snap national election called by French President Emmanuel Macron will not impact the Paris Olympics, IOC president Thomas Bach said on Monday.
Read more »
IOC boss Thomas Bach says snap elections in France won't impact the Paris OlympicsThe snap national election called by French President Emmanuel Macron will not impact the Paris Olympics, IOC president Thomas Bach said on Monday.
Read more »
Rublev falls in the French Open third round while Swiatek, Gauff, Sinner, Tsitsipas move onPARIS (AP) — Sixth-seeded Andrey Rublev berated his own behavior after he was knocked out of the French Open by Matteo Arnaldi 7-6 (6), 6-2, 6-4 in the third round on Friday.
Read more »
Rublev falls in the French Open third round while Swiatek, Gauff, Sinner, Tsitsipas move onPARIS (AP) — Sixth-seeded Andrey Rublev berated his own behavior after he was knocked out of the French Open by Matteo Arnaldi 7-6 (6), 6-2, 6-4 in the third round on Friday.
Read more »
Rublev falls in the French Open third round while Swiatek, Gauff, Sinner, Tsitsipas move onPARIS (AP) — Sixth-seeded Andrey Rublev berated his own behavior after he was knocked out of the French Open by Matteo Arnaldi 7-6 (6), 6-2, 6-4 in the third round on Friday.
Read more »