Australian Open bans Russian & Belarusian flags at Melbourne Park

Updated : Jan 19, 2023 10:03
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Australian Open organisers banned Russian and Belarusian flags from Tuesday at the Melbourne Park after Ukraine's ambassador demanded action when they were sighted among the crowd during Day 1 of the tournament.


The red, white and blue strips of Russia were seen on Monday during the first-round clash between Ukraine's Kateryna Baindl and Russia's Kamilla Rakhimova on Monday.

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Also, during Danill Medvedev's clash with American Marcos Giron, a Russian flag was unfurled on the Rod Laver Arena.

Notably, since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Russian and Belarusian players have been competing under a neutral flag as independents.

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