The second racket of Ukraine in doubles Oleg Prikhodko shared his thoughts on the possible removal of Russians and Belarusians from the Olympics.

" I understand that for all the guys this is a dream to which they have been going all their lives.. I believe that sport should bring people together. In ancient times, when the Olympics were held, all wars were stopped, but now it is part of the war.

I think athletes should be given a chance to succeed.. For most, this is the only Olympics in their lives.. I just put myself in their place, and I would not like to be removed from the most important event in my life, to which I have been going all my life," org. ua.

It should be noted that in April-May last year, Prikhodko played several matches in tandem with Russian Yan Bondarevsky.

Recall that after the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine on February 24, the invaders were excluded from almost all international competitions, and in some tournaments the Russians compete under a neutral flag..

At the beginning of this year, the International Olympic Committee called for the representatives of the Russian Federation and Belarus to be allowed to participate in international competitions in a neutral status, provided that they were not seen actively supporting the war in Ukraine and comply with doping laws..

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Earlier it was reported that the ATP opposed the suspension of Russian and Belarusian tennis players.