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IF YOU DON'T LIKE THAT WITH GRANT NAPEAR

Grant's Rant: 4-21-22 Politics and Sports

IF YOU DON'T LIKE THAT WITH GRANT NAPEAR

Grant Napear

Football, Sports, Basketball

4.7944 Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2022

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Yesterday Wimbledon announced that players from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to participate in this year's tournament due to the invasion of Ukraine. Novak Djokovic who was a war child in his native Serbia called the decision crazy. The last time Wimbledon banned players was post WWII. What's odd about this decision is the same players banned from Wimbledon can compete at the French Open next month as neutral athletes. Either way it is a very difficult and controversial topic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Very controversial decision at Wimbledon

0:25.5

as it pertains to players from Russia and Belarus.

0:29.1

Yesterday they announced that they will not

0:31.6

be allowed to participate in this year's tournament

0:34.5

due to the invasion of Ukraine. The last time Wimbledon made this type of a

0:39.0

decision was post World War II with German and Japanese players.

0:44.6

Now what is odd is that the French Open,

0:47.0

which begins a couple of weeks from now

0:49.6

at Roland Garros is allowing players from Russia and Belarus, however they have to enter as

0:55.7

neutral athletes, whatever the hell that means. I mean we still know where they're from.

0:59.9

I mean that's kind of odd but it's a way to get them to participate at the French

1:04.4

open. Novak Jokovic the world's best player came out yesterday and called the

1:09.5

decision by the All England Club in England as crazy.

1:14.0

Of course he grew up in war-torn Serbia.

1:16.3

He said I was a war child and I don't like when politics and sports mix.

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