Iga Swiatek admits she is confused by the IOC and some other sports organizations softening their stance on Russian and Belarusian athletes. Recently, the IOC revealed their plans to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Also recently, Wimbledon confirmed Russian and Belarusian players will be allowed to return to The Championships in 2023. The Russian aggression on Ukraine is still ongoing and Swiatek has some questions. “Right now the situation is pretty complicated because at the beginning of the war there weren’t many decisions one way.
At first they (Russian and Belarusian athletes) were kind of banned in other sports, not in tennis. Then it changed a little bit and they are starting to be allowed, which is pretty confusing because I feel nothing changed in Ukraine and the cities are still under attack.
Many Ukrainian athletes are fighting in the war and losing their lives. It’s heartbreaking,” Swiatek said, per TVN24.
Swiatek hopes it will at least lead to positive changes
Some argue that sports and politics shouldn’t be mixed and therefore Russian and Belarusian athletes should not be punished for the actions of their governments.
But on the other side, there are those claiming the Russian and Belarusian governments use the…
