Georgian tennis gamers refused entry at Larnaca arrive through Ercan
Oct 6, 2026 2:26 pm
Ibrar Younas
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Six younger Georgian tennis gamers travelling to North Cyprus to compete within the TEN-PRO match have been refused entry at Larnaca Airport earlier than later reaching the north through Ercan.
Turkish Cypriot Tennis Federation president Hasan Gazioğlu mentioned the federation stepped in after the gamers have been refused entry at Larnaca and despatched again to Georgia.
The federation then coated the price of new airline tickets, permitting the six gamers to journey to North Cyprus by way of Ercan Airport.
Gazioğlu criticised the incident in a social media put up, saying sport and younger athletes shouldn’t be drawn into political disputes.
“We’re combating not simply to develop the rackets of younger folks, however their future,” he mentioned.
He added that the federation had been decided to make sure the gamers might nonetheless participate within the match regardless of the setback.
“In case you put obstacles in the way in which, it doesn’t matter — we’ll discover a resolution,” Gazioğlu mentioned.
The six gamers have now arrived in North Cyprus and are anticipated to participate within the TEN-PRO match as deliberate.
