Russian tennis participant Vera Zvonareva was blocked from getting into Poland on Friday for causes of state safety and public security, the Polish inside ministry says.
The 38-year outdated, a bronze medallist at 2008 Olympics in Beijing, was on the checklist of gamers of the BNP Paribas Warsaw Open event beginning on Monday.
“The Border Guard prevented a Russian tennis player from entering Poland. Vera Zvonareva, using a visa issued by France, tried to get into our country on a flight from Belgrade to Warsaw,” the ministry mentioned in a press release.
“After arriving from Serbia, the tennis player stayed in the transit zone of Warsaw Chopin Airport and today after 1200 she flew to Podgorica.”
Zvonareva is on an inventory of individuals thought of undesirable on the territory of Poland, the ministry mentioned.
Poland has change into one in every of Ukraine’s staunchest allies since Russia invaded the nation in 2022 and it has been refusing entry to individuals who assist the actions of Russia and Belarus.
The organisers of the event didn’t instantly reply to an emailed request for remark.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
