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 […]
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 […]
World Archery punishes Russian and Belarusian archers
World Archery, the world body that manages all archery events, announced that archers belonging to Russia and Belarus, as well as technical officials from these two nations, will not be able to participate in competitions of any category endorsed by this organization until the war on Ukrainian territory. “As of March 2, 2022, no athlete, […]
Why the IPC must exclude Russia
EHe wasn’t disabled, Philip Craven used to say, he was becoming disabled. For fifteen years the Englishman was President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and for much, much longer he fought to recognize people for their talent and ability and not to define them by a handicap. He was determined and resourceful, charming, funny […]
IOC: Ban Russian athletes worldwide | Sports | DW
Under increasing pressure, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has now taken a tough stance against Russia and recommends its member federations to exclude Russian athletes from international events. This also applies to athletes from Belarus, as the IOC announced. “In order to protect the integrity of global sporting events, the IOC Executive recommends that international […]
Kamila Valiyeva, Russia and Doping: Fair Play in Russian
EAn interesting thought by author and football poet Musa Okwonga, which was actually referring to the behavior of Britain’s upper class, applies equally well to sport. He increasingly suspects that the English concept of fair play may have been created “to keep people of a certain social class in their place”. The enforcers, on the […]
Ski crosser Daniela Maier is denied bronze again
Dhe German ski crosser Daniela Maier is threatened with the subsequent loss of her Olympic bronze medal. After an objection by fourth-placed Fanny Smith and the Swiss Ski Association, the Appeal Committee of the World Federation Fis has decided to overturn the jury’s decision in the final of the women’s race at the Winter Games […]
Why are women never on Sundays?
In the Olympic Charter, the basic law of Olympic sport, the “mission and role” of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is also defined. Point eight states: “To strengthen and support the promotion of women in sport at all levels and in all structures in order to enforce the principle of equality between men and women.” […]
You’ve put out the Olympic flame, the Americans say. It’s okay, he just wasn’t seen, the Chinese are defending themselves
The Olympic flame was ceremoniously lit during the opening ceremony on February 4, but American photographer Rob Schumacher photographed a giant snowflake placed at the Bird’s Nest stadium on Sunday. The Chinese organizers are defending: The flame is fine, just maybe it was not visible due to heavy snowfall. A rare snowstorm in Beijing on […]
Message of peace not desired at Olympia
Dhe International Olympic Committee (IOC) has stopped Ukrainian skeleton pilot Vladislav Heraskevich from showing again his sign that reads “No war in Ukraine” after the third run on Friday . “When that happened, we immediately spoke to the team, and then we spoke to the athlete,” said IOC spokesman Mark Adams on Sunday at the […]