Athletistic/Tennis. The press service of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reacted to widespread information about the possible exclusion of the best Belarusian tennis players – two-time winners of the Australian Open, former world number ones Arina Sabalenka and Victoria Azarenka – from participation in the Australian Open. 2024 Olympic Games in Paris (France) political reasons.

The Tennis Up to Date portal reported that Sabalenka and Azarenka were not recognized as neutral athletes. According to the portal, Sabalenka may be excluded from the Olympics due to her ties to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and her refusal to answer questions about their joint photographs.

“At the moment, no tennis player has been excluded from participation in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games,” an IOC representative told RIA Novosti Sport.

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