The organizers of Wimbledon-2022 announced that tennis players from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to the tournament due to the full-scale war that the Russian Federation unleashed on the territory of Ukraine.

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We share the general condemnation of Russia's illegal actions and have carefully considered the situation in the context of our responsibilities to the players, our community and the UK public as a British sports institution.. We have also taken into account the guidance of the UK government regarding sports organizations and events..

In the face of such an unjustified and unprecedented military aggression, it would be unacceptable for the Russian regime to receive any benefits from the participation of Russian or Belarusian players in Wimbledon.

Therefore, we intend, with deep regret, to reject applications from Russian and Belarusian players for the tournament in 2022,"

Thus, Wimbledon became the first international tennis tournament that banned Russians and Belarusians from participating in individual competitions..

Wimbledon 2022 is scheduled to take place from June 27 to July 10 in the London suburb of Wimbledon..

Earlier it was reported that Ukrainian tennis players, including the first racket of our country Elina Svitolina, demand the complete removal of players from the Russian Federation and Belarus who have not publicly spoken out against the war in Ukraine.