Russian tennis players Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider have reached the women’s doubles semifinals at the Paris Olympics. Their victory Thursday gives the athletes from their country a chance at their first medal of this Summer Games.
Mirra Andreeva , right, and her teammate Diana Shnaider of Individual Neutral Athlete celebrates a point against Barbora Krejcikov and Katerina Siniakova of Czech Republic during their women’s doubles quarter-final match at the Roland Garros stadium, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Paris, France.
Russia and Belarus were banned by the International Olympic Committee from team sports at the Paris Games because of the. Individual athletes with Russian or Belarusian passports were allowed to compete as neutrals if they qualified and then were approved for entry to the Olympics.in June. That tournament is played at the same Roland Garros facility being used for tennis during the 2024 Paris Games.
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