Die Lettin Jelizaweta Polstjanaja According to her own statements, she is not allowed to compete for the selection of her home country at the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Sofia because she also has Russian citizenship. This is reported by the Russian news agency TASS. The Latvian Olympic Committee gave the 19-year-old, who until recently lived and trained in Russia, the choice of giving up her Russian citizenship or no longer competing for Latvia. Polstjanaja, who finished third at the World Cup in Pesaro in 2022, shared via Instagram: “Yes, it’s incredibly painful, like half of you were destroyed.”
Wiktoria Asarenka of Die Belarus, former tennis world number one, cannot take part in the WTA tournament in Toronto. As the 33-year-old announced, the Canadian authorities have refused her a visa. “I’m really sad to miss one of my favorite tournaments,” wrote the two-time Grand Slam winner on Twitter. Asarenka plans to return to the tour next week in Cincinnati.
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