The tennis player, Naomi Osaka, had announced before the Roland-Garros tournament that she would not be suitable for the exercise this year due to the deep anxiety in her meetings with journalists. Then overwhelmed by the controversy created by her refusal, she finally announced her withdrawal from the competition.
This historic stance has led the organizers of the four Grand Slam tournaments to declare that violations of its media obligations could result in additional fines, his exclusion from the Paris tournament and even the suspension of future Grand Slam tournaments.
The organizers' questions about compliance with media obligations were undoubtedly legitimate.
However, this attitude reveals a profound misunderstanding of the mental health of top athletes and mental illnesses of anxiety and chronic depression.
Indeed, these are the same symptoms the Japanese player suffers who also gave up participating in the Wimbledon tournament.
The IOC issued a statement indirectly supporting Naomi Osaka's position. During the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, athletes will not be penalized for refusing to participate in press conferences.
Naomie Osaka will be able to experience the Tokyo Olympics more serenely.
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