MOSCOW, Apr 29 Head of the French Tennis Federation (FFT) Gilles Moretton confirmed that Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete at Roland Garros in the «strict neutrality» mode. Earlier, the RMC Sport channel reported that the organizers of the tournament had not changed their decision regarding the admission of tennis players from Russia and Belarus to the competition after the removal of athletes from the two countries from Wimbledon .»The position has not changed. To date, we are complying with the declaration of March 9, 2022 of all ministries of sports of the European Union and other signatory countries, which aims to introduce a regime of strict neutrality for Russian and Belarusian athletes — no flag, no anthem. Period This is the position, and we follow it,» L'Équipe quotes Moretton. Also, the president of the organization did not comment on the refusal of Russian and Belarusian tennis players to participate in Wimbledon. «We did not Let's go into the judgments and assessments of the UK government. Everyone has their own position,» Moretton said.
