Tennis world association excludes Russia and Belarus – who moves up?
Russia and Belarus are not allowed to participate in either the women’s Billie Jean King Cup or the men’s Davis Cup. That was decided by the world tennis association. The successors have already been determined. The world tennis association ITF has confirmed the exclusion of teams from Russia and Belarus from the team competitions because […]
Take the Ukrainian ribbon, said the tennis champion. Belarus will also join
Russia’s first tennis player, Daniil Medvedev, and women’s top three, Aryna Sabalenkova of Belarus, have called for peace in Ukraine, which Russia attacked with Belarusian support two weeks ago. “My message is still the same. I want peace around the world,” Medvedev said before the Indian Wells tournament began. “And I think every tennis player […]
We will not race without the Russian flag. The offended Russians left the battle of endurance cars
Another Russian athlete spoke out against the allegedly discriminatory conditions for the start of Russians and Belarusians on the international stage. Roman Rusinov, chief and pilot of the G-Drive stable, objected to the code of conduct announced for these racers by the International Automobile Federation. In protest, he dropped off his team from the World […]
Play-offs before the Handball World Cup: Germany meets the Faroe Islands
Dhe German national handball team meets the Faroe Islands in the decisive play-off games (April 13th to 17th) of the World Cup qualification. The European Handball Federation EHF confirmed this again on Tuesday to the “Mannheimer Morgen”. Because of the Ukraine war, Belarus is no longer an option as an opponent. The Faroe Islands are […]
Scandal at the World Cup in gymnastics: The Russian with the tank “Z” is punished
Sport scandal during gymnastics The Russian with the tank “Z” is punished Status: 11:16 am | Reading time: 2 minutes With the “Z” on his chest, the Russian gymnast leans against the winner from Ukraine What: twitter@rwesthead While Russian athletes are banned from competitions worldwide, gymnasts were still allowed to compete at the World Cup […]
an icy climate for an opening in the middle of a Ukrainian storm
Published on : 04/03/2022 – 13:09Modified : 04/03/2022 – 14:07 The Paralympic Winter Games opened on Friday in Beijing in a climate weighed down by the extra-sporting context of the Russian invasion in Ukraine which led to the exclusion of Russian and Belarusian athletes. Threats of boycott, tensions between athletes, exclusion at the last moment […]
banned from world sport, Russia prepares its legal response
Published on : 04/03/2022 – 10:48 The Russian football federation announced Thursday that it would appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne against its exclusion from the 2022 World Cup and all international competitions. A similar appeal will be filed concerning the Paralympic Games which open on Friday. Will there be […]
Russia, Belarus and their athletes finally excluded
Published on : 03/03/2022 – 10:05 On the eve of the opening of the Paralympic Games in China, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has backtracked: Russian and Belarusian athletes will finally be excluded from competitions, even under a neutral flag. The CJP backpedaled. The International Paralympic Committee finally announced, Thursday, March 3, the exclusion of […]
Sports Breakfast 3.2 | Putin’s taekwondo black belt nine dan and other honors were revoked. The Lakers presented the Chinese ambassador to the United States with the No. 43 jersey_International Olympic Committee_Russia_Women’s Football
Original title: Sports Breakfast 3.2 | Putin’s taekwondo black belt and other honors were revoked, the Lakers presented the No. 43 jersey to the Chinese ambassador to the United States After Russia’s blatant invasion of Ukraine, sports organizations around the world have announced their boycott of Russia. A few days ago, the World Taekwondo Federation […]
War in Ukraine: World Taekwondo Federation revokes Putin’s black honorary belt
After the World Judo Federation revoked his honorary presidency, Russian President Vladimir Putin lost another award from a sports association because of the invasion of Ukraine. The World Taekwondo Federation withdrew the 69-year-old’s honorary black belt, which was awarded in 2013. At the same time, the association sharply condemned “the brutal attacks on innocent lives […]