Africa-Press – Angola. Polish Anita Wlodarczyk, 36, a three-time Olympic hammer champion, will miss the Oregon 2022 World Cup in July, due to a situation that is, to say the least, ridiculous.
The athlete suffered a muscle injury in her thigh, contracted as a result of the chase she made to a man who tried to steal her car, in Warsaw.
“A stranger broke into my car. I arrested him myself and handed him over to the police. Unfortunately, I paid for it,” he said via social media.
US OPEN’2022
Russians and Belarusians under neutral flag
Russian and Belarusian tennis players will be able to compete in the 2022 US Open under a neutral flag, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced on Tuesday.
“The USTA will allow all eligible players, regardless of nationality, to participate in the 2022 United States Open,” the organization said in a statement.
The move comes after the Grand Slams, the International Tennis Federation and ATP and WTA circuits condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, backed by Belarus.
The USTA supported the exclusion of Russia and Belarus from international team competition and the decision for players from those countries to compete under a neutral flag in other tournaments.
Sergiy Stakhovsky was one of those who criticized the decision of the American federation: “You can’t put a price on being able to live with yourself,” said the Ukrainian tennis player, who stopped competing earlier this year to join Ukraine’s armed forces in Kiev. .
“I salute Wimbledon, the only entity that has a moral code,” he added.
The USTA also said that it will “work with players and both circuits (men and women) to use the US Open as a platform to promote the ‘Tennis Plays for Peace’ program’s humanitarian effort,” adding that it will drive initiatives to aid efforts humanitarian efforts underway in Ukraine.
“USTA will respond very soon with a broad set of initiatives that will include significant financial assistance and other programs to further support humanitarian aid to the Ukrainian people,” said USTA President Mike McNulty.
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