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Wimbledon banning Russian players shows the politicization of everything

Wimbledon banning Russian players shows the politicization of everything

On Monday, the Boston Marathon hosted 28,000 runners. Russians and Belarusians were not allowed to race. On Wednesday, the All England Club announced players from Russia and Belarus are banned from playing in this year’s Wimbledon. This includes men’s world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev of Russia and women’s world No. 4 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus. These decisions are made under the guise of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — that, in the words of the All England Club, “unjustified and… Source link

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