"It is an ethical conflict every time we play against them," Tsurenko said. We are working for WTA and ATP organizations, and we do not have a lot of power to make changes."įellow Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko said every match against Russians or Belarusians was an ordeal. "Unfortunately we are not independent players. "A lot has been said, and I wanted to say from myself, we have not been doing it publicly, but for the last year we have been fighting to exclude Russians and Belarusians from our sport," Kostyuk said. Kostyuk snubbed her opponent after her win, refusing to shake the Russian's hand. If I don't participate, I will lose my ranking and my career will be over," Kostyuk said Wednesday in a conference call with Olympic champions and other international athletes who oppose the readmission of Russia and Belarus. Marta Kostyuk: IOC prez comments on facing Russians off-baseīERLIN - Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk said it was wrong for International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach to argue that Russian and Belarusian athletes can return to international competitions because they already compete without friction in some sports.īach had used Kostyuk's victory over Russia's Varvara Gracheva in the ATX Open final earlier this month to reinforce his point Tuesday.
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