After an worker error, the flags of Russia and Belarus have been faraway from the Amir Championship desk

01:03 PM

Monday, August 26, 2024

New York – (dpa)

Organizers of the U.S. Open tennis championships introduced Monday that they’ve corrected an worker error in together with the flags of the Russian and Belarusian gamers collaborating within the match within the outcomes desk.

Skilled tennis gamers from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to take part in official tournaments besides in a impartial capability as a result of Russia’s conflict in opposition to Ukraine.

Nonetheless, earlier than the beginning of the US Open in New York on Monday, Russian and Belarusian gamers equivalent to Aryna Sabalenka and Daniil Medvedev have been mistakenly included within the competitors match outcomes desk with their nation’s flag.

After being alerted to the error, the match organizers corrected the error by together with 17 gamers from Russia and three gamers from Belarus.

A spokesperson for the US Tennis Affiliation stated the incident was attributable to an worker selecting the flawed file.

He added that the flags weren’t seen on the match’s web site, because the outcomes system was solely out there to the media and official skilled our bodies.