“The organizers of Wimbledon last year already, despite my grandmother, had frostbite in the ears. They will not step on this rake again “- Chen on the admission of Russians to the tournament

Triple Jump World Championship Silver Medalist Yolanda Chen on the air of the program “There is a theme!” on expressed confidence that the organizers of the Wimbledon tennis tournament would allow the Russians to compete.

The Russians and Belarusians have been suspended from the Wimbledon tournament in 2022 due to events in Ukraine. Later, the organizers of the competition were fined $1 million and the WTA and ATP stripped the tournament of ranking points. Earlier, it was reported that the tournament organizers will consider allowing tennis players from both countries to participate in Wimbledon 2023.

At the moment, Russian and Belarusian tennis players can participate in ATP and WTA tournaments in a neutral status.

About Wimbledon. Already last year, despite my grandmother, they froze their ears. They lost money and popularity. Many sports organizations around the world have complained about this non-admission. They won’t step on that rake anymore. Everything will be fine and calm there.

As for the papers to sign. Tennis associations have nothing to do with the Olympic movement. They have their own policy. The International Olympic Committee (IOC), however, should not and cannot make papers on neutrality. And it probably won’t.

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) is waiting, preparing, listening to everything, collecting information. It’s never too late to shout that we’re not going anywhere. It is important to collect information correctly. And develop your own strategy for speaking with the CIO. And that’s what the ROC is doing right now. Of course! Chen said on .

– There are IOC rules on athlete neutrality. We must trust this rule. If we are declared neutral, then we must be neutral. There is nothing to harass us,” Chen added.

Wimbledon 2023 will take place from July 3-16.