Tennis Player, Supporter Of Lukashenka Sabalenka Says She's 'Not Involved In Politics'

• 2.01.2023, 15:36

The athlete was upset that she was not allowed to participate in Wimbledon.

Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka, who has repeatedly appeared in the company of Lukashenko, has called the ban on Russian and Belarusian players to play at Wimbledon pointless, reports The Age

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"I'm just very disappointed that sport has anything to do with politics. We're just athletes doing our sport. That's all. We're not about politics. If we could all do something, we would, but we have no control at all.

They banned us from Wimbledon and what has that changed? Nothing - they're still doing it, and that's the sad [part of] this situation."