They have always mixed – the important thing is not to use the game and the players as pawns.
They have always mixed – the important thing is not to use the game and the players as pawns.
A A fortnight ago, Wimbledon decided to deny entries to players from Russia and Belarus for the 2022 edition of the tournament. Coming against the backdrop of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Wimbledon said this was to thwart any attempt by the Russian regime to “get any benefit from the participation of Russian or Belarusian players with the championship”. Many other sports, such as football, track and field, and Formula One, have also imposed restrictions to varying degrees.
This has restarted the debate over the impact of politics on sport. Here we discuss the various aspects of the same.
Guests: Zeeshan Ali, a former tennis player and Olympian, is currently India’s Davis Cup coach and also heads the National Tennis Center in New Delhi; Sharda Ugra is a sports journalist with over three decades of experience in the newsrooms at The Hindu, Mid-Day, India Today and ESPNcricinfo.
Host: N. Sudarshan
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