The International Tennis Integrity Agency expects athletes to admit to corruption violations and receive sanctions.
Again, the betting scandal hit the world of sports. In the most relevant cases of recent months, including Sandro Tonali, Italian attacker Newcastlebut in the last hours found out seven Belgian tennis players were suspendedas reported by International Tennis Integrity Agency.
ITIA, for its English acronym, It is ensured that the players themselves admit to the violations due to corruption and that the sanctions are meted out “is linked to a recently concluded criminal case involving a match-fixing syndicate” in Belgium. “Cooperation between ITIA and Belgian authorities has led to a five-year prison sentence for the head of the union, Grigor Sargsyan,” ITIA said.
Suspended players are Arnaud Graisse, Arthur de Greef, Julien Dubail, Romain Barbosa, Maxime Authom, Omar Salman and Alec Witmeur. The players are “convicted by a criminal court and subsequently agreed to a TIA penalty.” Suspensions vary in length from two years, seven months to four years, 10 months. De Greef, 31, reached No. 113 in the ATP individual ranking in 2017, He pleaded guilty to nine offenses and was suspended for three years and nine months.. also received fine of $45,000 and suspension of $31,500. “These sanctions end ITIA’s proceedings against Belgian players in connection with Sargsyan’s match-fixing network, although syndicate cases involving players outside Belgium remain ongoing, “ ITIA said.
Kicker, the precedent in Argentina
About the betting scandal in the world of tennis, in Argentina There is an emblematic case: the Argentine tennis player Marco Trungelliti denounced the betting mafia and targeted the tennis system, discovering a pot that led to confessions of Nicolás Kicker as the most recognized, but also of Patricio Heras and Federico Coria.
Source: Tycsports
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