Ukrainian tennis player Svitolina to wear black ribbon for Wimbledon last 16 match

Ukrainska Pravda — Monday, 8 July 2024, 16:13

Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina will honour the memory of the people killed in the Russian attack on 8 July.

Source: Champion, a sports news platform within Ukrainska Pravda’s holding company, citing Setanta Sports Instagram account

Details: The Ukrainian tennis player, who is seeded 19th, plans to wear a black ribbon or bandage during her Wimbledon round of 16 match against China's Wang Xinyu. The match will take place today, 8 July, starting no earlier than 16:00 Kyiv time.

This will be a gesture of solidarity with those killed in the Russian airstrikes that took place this morning.

Background: Russian forces struck one of the largest children's hospitals in Europe, Okhmatdyt, in Kyiv this morning.

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