About this episode

The episode discusses the speculation surrounding the absence of the Russian flag at the French Open trophy ceremony and clarifies that Emmanuel Macron is not responsible for this decision.

This weekend saw the French Open wrap up with Russia's Mirra Andreeva winning the women's final. There has since been a lot of speculation as to why her country's flag was not allowed at the trophy ceremony. Some people online are that claiming French President Emmanuel Macron is responsible, but as FRANCE 24's Charlotte Hughes explains, this is not the case.

People in this episode

Host: Charlotte Hughes

Topics covered

• French Open
• Emmanuel Macron
• Russian flag
• sports politics
• trophy ceremony

Keywords

• French Open
• Emmanuel Macron
• Russian flag
• Mirra Andreeva
• trophy ceremony

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FRANCE 24

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