President of the Russian Tennis Federation Shamil Tarpishchev regretted that Russian tennis players were unable to participate in the Paralympic Games in Paris.
The XVII Summer Paralympic Games took place from August 28 to September 8 in Paris. 88 Russians, competing in neutral status, won 64 medals, including 20 gold.
— The Russian Championship will have the strongest composition. Finally, after many problematic years, we have systematized the preparation process as a whole. We are finishing the digitalization platform; it will start working next year. These competitions will be rated competitions. According to the point system, you can play within the country and get into the world ranking; before the pandemic, we did not have time to do this.
“It is a pity that we could not participate in the Paralympic Games. But the very fact of the prospects for the development of wheelchair tennis seems encouraging,” the correspondent reports, citing Tarpishchev’s words.
The Russian Wheelchair Tennis Championship will be held in Moscow from September 24 to 29, the National Wheelchair Tennis Championship will be held from September 29 to October 5. 47 athletes will participate in the Russian Championship: 31 men, 16 women. There are 17 juniors in the Russian championship, there will be no prize fund.
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