Four-time Olympic biathlon champion Alexander Tikhonov in an interview with , he offered to disqualify the Ukrainian tennis player Martha Kostyuk for refusing to shake hands with a Belarusian Victoria Azarenka After the game.
Azarenka defeated Kostyuk 6:2, 6:3 in their second round match at the US Open. After the match, Kostyuk refused to shake hands with the Belarusian athlete, instead they just exchanged racket touches. Kostyuk explained his behavior by the fact that Azarenka “did not publicly condemn the actions of his government”.
– For such behavior, the athlete must be disqualified. It speaks of his stupid mind. Moreover, with her behavior, she sets an example for the younger generation, the youth. I think it’s a shame and it needs to be stopped,” Tikhonov told .
Source : MatchTV
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