The International Olympic Committee has approved eight Russian tennis players to compete in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, according to the organization’s official website.
Invited to the 2024 Games Daniel Medvedev , Andrei Rublev , Karen Khachanov , Roman Safioulline , Daria Kasatkina , Lyudmila Samsonova, Ekaterina Alexandrova And Mirra Andreeva.
Previously, the Russian Tennis Federation (RFF) reported that Pavel Kotov, Aslan Karatsev, Veronika Kudermetova and Diana Schneider were also declared for the Olympics, while the candidacy did not include Rublev, Khachanov, Samsonova and Kasatkina, who refused to participate in the Olympic Games. Games.
In February 2022, the IOC recommended that sports federations not allow Russians and Belarusians to participate in international tournaments. Later, the recommendations were relaxed and in December 2023, IOC head Thomas Bach announced that the organization would allow Russian and Belarusian athletes who passed the selection process for the 2024 Summer Games in a neutral status individual. Athletes will be able to perform in Paris without a flag, anthem and other national symbols.
The Olympic Games will take place from July 26 to August 11, 2024. The tennis tournament will be held on clay courts.
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Source : MatchTV
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