Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina says she will not play Russia's Anastasia Potapova on Tuesday unless Potapova is classified as a neutral athlete.
– now every Russian is playing under a neutral flag,” Svitolina said. “So why not the tennis community? … I'm Ukrainian and feel like this is my mission to do the same thing for tennis.”to exclude the country's athletes and officials from events. The IOC said it was needed to “protect the integrity of global sports competitions and for the safety of all the participants.”
In response to Svitolina's statement, Potapova released her own announcement on social media. The 20-year-old said she is"against grief, tears and war."Svitolina, who had not heard the statement from Potapova until the interview, revealed that she was happy to have heard some sort of message but said “if you don't give up your flag, it means you are supporting your country.”
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