Posted on 04/21/2022 12:11:12 AM PDT by Libloather
Concerns over the prospect of Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev winning Wimbledon - one of sport's most iconic tournaments - with members of the Royal family in attendance on Centre Court was one of the key reasons that the nation's players were banned from competing.
Wimbledon announced on Wednesday that they have banned all players from Russia and Belarus from this summer's Championships in light of the ongoing atrocities in Ukraine.
Medvedev, the World No 2 and reigning US Open champion, was among the favourites to win Wimbledon this summer.
But organisers will have been mindful of the genuine possibility that, come finals weekend, there would be pictures beamed around the world of someone from Russia or Belarus holding a trophy aloft on the Centre Court – at what is the centenary of the famous arena.
**SNIP**
There are four Russian men in the top 30 and two in the top ten, the currently injured Medvedev (2) and Andrey Rublev (8). Last year another one, Karen Khachanov, reached the singles quarter finals and was only narrowly beaten in five sets.
While the stand is principled it is also likely to invite arguments about consistency, such as whether political stands should extend to China, with which the tournament has established closer links in recent years.
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Bracket buster.
We wouldn’t want the royal family to be shown in a poor light by having their picture taken with someone disreputable. Ahem.
I was thinking of someone a little closer to home.
Prince Andrew?
What’s a little Uygur genocide among friends?
She's a little old for Prince Andrew...
Lol. Not wrong
All this virtue signalling and faux outrage by western elites about Ukraine is because they are whiteys. If it was Kazakhstan that Russia was invading, there’d be a bit of chest beating, but nothing approaching the current drum beat. It’s the only explanation I can see.
Hmmm. have you actually been reading the news? Ukrainians are complaining that there isn’t any real help. Do you think banning Russians from a tennis tournament is helping?
The TechnoDicktaters and their neocon buddies are tipping their hand.
They mean to beat up ANYBODY who has WrongThink in just this manner.
We're all on the wrong side of The Digital Silicon Curtain now. The Russians are on the safe side, this time...
Try to avoid reading as much news as possible. Except for a little on FR. I don’t watch TV either. Why give the enemy another route to manipulate.
DSC. Like that.
The stand is “principled”? What principle is that? Its OK to discriminate against people for their nationality I guess.
How about for their race? Would it be OK to discriminate against people for their race?
How about their religion?
Do tell us what other forms of discrimination fit within this “principle”.
It's mentioned in the Constitution...
Had a DVD on the Hindenburg.
Some old, old film footage showed it flying past the Jefferson Memorial (IIRC).
This was when the Swastika was still on the tail.
😳😯
How about Madeline dancing with Kim...and looking just a little bit drunk, too.
Rather puts me in mind of when King George V refused to support allowing Nicholas, Alexandra, and their family asylum.
The British royals are such profiles in courage.
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