Athletistic / Tennis. Svetlana Zhurova, a former Russian speed skater and now a State Duma deputy, commented on Russian tennis player Alexander Shevchenko’s decision to change his citizenship. In the future, the athlete will compete for Kazakhstan.

Shevchenko announced the change of citizenship on social networks. According to him, he will represent Kazakhstan next week.

Russian tennis player Shevchenko announced that he will represent Kazakhstan

“We have seen athletes change their citizenship before, but especially those who couldn’t stand the competition. And we were calm about it. As for Shevchenko in particular, for me his decision to change his citizenship is strange. He wants probably make it to the Olympics. But I’m afraid, “that this way it won’t work anymore. For tennis players, I think, there is generally no principle of changing citizenship; they always play. Therefore, changing Shevchenko’s citizenship is absolutely pointless, unless he “We were promised money or funding,” Zhurova quotes Sport24.


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