{"id":1455713,"date":"2022-04-27T15:44:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T19:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1455713"},"modified":"2022-04-27T15:44:47","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T19:44:47","slug":"no-viable-alternative-wimbledon-defends-decision-to-ban-players-from-russia-belarus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-viable-alternative-wimbledon-defends-decision-to-ban-players-from-russia-belarus\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018No Viable Alternative\u2019: Wimbledon Defends Decision To Ban Players From Russia, Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fno-viable-alternative-wimbledon-defends-decision-to-ban-players-from-russia-belarus%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1455713&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1233923037.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>The All England Club\u2019s decision to ban Russian and Belarusian tennis players from competing at this summer\u2019s Wimbledon tournament has been highly controversial.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Tuesday, Wimbledon chairman Ian Hewitt defended the decision, essentially putting the blame on the U.K. government for why players from Russia and Belarus will be denied entry into the tournament.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe UK Government has set out directive guidance for sporting bodies and events in the UK with specific aim of limiting Russia\u2019s influence,\u201d Hewitt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/tennis\/news\/12110\/12599343\/wimbledon-chairman-ian-hewitt-and-chief-executive-sally-bolton-explain-decision-to-ban-russian-an-belarusian-players\">said<\/a>, according to Sky Sports. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe have considered at length the options available,\u201d Hewitt continued. \u201cThese are in effect two options: declining entries or allowing entries but only with specific declarations (against the invasion of Ukraine) from individual players.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Hewitt said that while considering the option for Russian and Belarusian players to enter Wimbledon after presenting written declarations against the war in Ukraine, the safety of the players and their families was a concern.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe believe we have made the most responsible decision possible,\u201d Hewitt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/tennis\/news\/12110\/12599343\/wimbledon-chairman-ian-hewitt-and-chief-executive-sally-bolton-explain-decision-to-ban-russian-an-belarusian-players\">said<\/a>. \u201cWe believe [given Government guidance] there is no viable alternative in this truly exceptional and tragic situation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Following the All England Club\u2019s ban, many within the tennis world spoke out against the decision.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) criticized the decision by Wimbledon, calling the ban of players from Russia and Belarus \u201cdiscrimination.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cDiscrimination based on nationality also constitutes a violation of our agreement with Wimbledon that states that player entry is based solely on ATP Rankings,\u201d the men\u2019s governing body <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/lifestyle\/sports\/russian-players-be-barred-competing-wimbledon-report-2022-04-20\/\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cAny course of action in response to this decision will now be assessed in consultation with our board and member councils.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Women\u2019s Tennis Association said that tennis professionals from both countries should not be banned from competing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the WTA has consistently stated, individual athletes should not be penalized or prevented from competing due to where they are from, or the decisions made by the governments of their countries,\u201d the WTA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtatennis.com\/news\/2582411\/wta-statement-on-decision-to-ban-russian-belarusian-players\">said<\/a>\u00a0on April 20 in a statement on its website. \u201cDiscrimination, and the decision to focus such discrimination against athletes competing on their own as individuals, is neither fair nor justified.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span>The world\u2019s number one tennis player \u2014 Novak Djokovic \u2014 also weighed in, calling the decision by the All England Club \u201ccrazy.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI know how much emotional trauma [war] leaves,\u201d Djokovic <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/10033367-novak-djokovic-says-he-cannot-support-wimbledon-banning-russian-belarusian-players\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cIn Serbia we all know what happened in 1999. In the Balkans, we have had many wars in recent history. However, I cannot support the decision of Wimbledon, I think it is crazy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhen politics interferes with sport, the result is not good,\u201d he continued.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Wimbledon is scheduled to be played from June 27 to July 10.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to sports@dailywire.com.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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