{"id":1142349,"date":"2022-07-05T13:42:47","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T13:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/05\/organisers-fined-over-ban-on-russian-and-belarusian-players\/"},"modified":"2022-07-05T13:42:47","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T13:42:47","slug":"organisers-fined-over-ban-on-russian-and-belarusian-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/05\/organisers-fined-over-ban-on-russian-and-belarusian-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Organisers fined over ban on Russian and Belarusian players"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/skysports-daniil-medvedev-aryna-sabalenka_5757674-1-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Women's world number four Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and men's world number one Daniil Medvedev of Russia are the highest-ranked players to be affected\" title=\"skysports-daniil-Women's world number four Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and men's world number one Daniil Medvedev of Russia are the highest-ranked players to be affectedmedvedev-aryna-sabalenka_5757674\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Women&#8217;s world number four Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and men&#8217;s world number one Daniil Medvedev of Russia are the highest-ranked players to be affected\/Credit: AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wimbledon organisers have been fined by the Women\u2019s Tennis Association for banning Russian and Belarusian players from this summer\u2019s grass court events.<\/p>\n<p>The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) has been fined \u00a3207,000 and the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) \u00a3620,000 after\u00a0stopping athletes compete at Wimbledon and in warm-up tournaments.<\/p>\n<p>Both the All England Club and LTA and have appealed against the fines.<\/p>\n<p>The fines will have to be paid in full before any hearings can take place.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>AELTC chief executive Sally Bolton told reporters on Monday the organisation is \u201cdeeply disappointed\u201d by the tour\u2019s reaction.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about the fines, she said: \u201cI think the first thing to say is that it is the subject of a legal process so I can\u2019t comment specifically on that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But she added: \u201cWe stand by the decision we made, we are deeply disappointed at the reactions of the tours to that decision and I probably can\u2019t say anything more on that at this time, I\u2019m afraid.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if the AELTC would appeal, she said: \u201cYes, we have appealed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"zvTkmbdNoow\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Will Warrant A Divorce According To The Law - Badwam Afisem on Adom TV (5-7-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zvTkmbdNoow?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Women&#8217;s world number four Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and men&#8217;s world number one Daniil Medvedev of Russia are the highest-ranked players to be affected\/Credit: AP Wimbledon organisers have been fined by the Women\u2019s Tennis Association for banning Russian and Belarusian players from this summer\u2019s grass court events. 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