Russian and Belarusian tennis players will be allowed to compete at Wimbledon and other British events this summer after the All England Club has officially reversed the ban imposed last year in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Belarus’ support of the country.
Russian and Belarusian players will compete as neutral athletes, which means that they will not be representing their countries, and together with their staff members will have to sign neutrality declarations. The players will have to agree not to support their states, regimes and leaders and accept not to receive funding from their states, including sponsorship from companies operated or controlled by them.