The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) press office has denied the reporter accreditation for Wimbledon 2022, but may be considering similar requests from Ukrainian media.
The reason given for the refusal of the Russian journalist is that the deadline for applying for accreditation ended in March. However, on the official tournament website under “Championship Media Accreditation”, the deadline is not indicated.
– Thank you for your letter. The media accreditation application process has already closed this year. The deadline was in March, says a message for .
At the same time, in the general information section on accreditation, it is written that it begins on March 1 and ends on May 31, 2022. The press service specifies that these dates do not apply to the media.
According to , the AELTC press service does not refuse accreditation to Ukrainian journalists who submitted the same request later as a representative of the Russian media. In response to the Ukrainian, the March deadline is not reported.
– Thank you for your letter. It’s too late for us to consider accreditation for the Championship this year, but first of all, could you send us some examples of your coverage of other tennis tournaments and preferably Grand Slams? – replied the press service of the AELTC to the Ukrainian candidacy.
Earlier, the All-Russian Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and the Lawn Tennis Association announced that Russian and Belarusian tennis players have been banned from playing Wimbledon and other tournaments in the UK in 2022 due to the events. in Ukraine.
Source : MatchTV
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