Athletistic/Tennis. Dmitry Svishchev, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports, commented on Deputy Roman Teryushkov’s statement to Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev.

“Daniil played for the national team in the Davis Cup last year. He can no longer play for another country. Like many tennis players in the world, he trains in Europe, the United States and Australia Not only Medvedev, but also our other athletes train where they are as comfortable as possible. It is unclear what Roman Teryushkov meant with that phrase today. No one can explain it, even Roman himself. same,” Svishchev said.

On August 7, after Daniil Medvedev’s singles victory at the Los Cabos Open tournament, Roman Teryushkov congratulated the tennis player with a message on his Telegram channel, but doubted whether he should be called a Russian tennis player, because . Daniil lives and trains often in France. Teryushkov suggested calling Medvedev a “French tennis player of Russian origin”.