China at the Paralympics: The nice glow of the medals – Sport
Most Chinese haven’t heard what was probably most important to Andrew Parsons. “Peace,” yelled the President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) at the end of his speech at the opening ceremony. “I am appalled by what is happening in the world right now,” he had previously said. But his statements on the political world […]
Markus Wasmeier: “Modesty would suit the IOC”
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Anna-Lena Forster at the Paralympics: gold as relief – sport
Anna-Lena Forster had a real premonition. She won four titles at the World Paralympic Snow Sports Championships in Lillehammer in January and, of course, has been asked if she plans to repeat that at the Paralympics in Beijing. Forster then urged caution, after all, her strongest competitor in monoskiing, the discipline for wheelchair users, was […]
US basketball Olympic champion arrested in Russia
IAmidst tensions between Moscow and Washington over the Ukraine war, Russian authorities say they have arrested a US basketball player and two-time Olympic champion on alleged drug possession. The incident appears to have happened a few days ago. In February, the hand luggage of the athlete who entered Russia from New York was searched, the […]
Zverev advances the German Davis Cup team
OOlympic champion Alexander Zverev led the German tennis men into the group phase of the Davis Cup, but he wasn’t really happy about it at first. After beating Brazilian Thiago Monteiro 6-1, 7-5 in the top singles, the 24-year-old quickly disappeared from Center Court in Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Park on Saturday evening. “We were […]
Paralympics without Russia and Belarus: Boycotts work after all – Sport
Let no one claim that boycotts in sport are useless. That’s a popular tale of the functionaries: that boycotts only affect innocent athletes, that politics should rather stay outside when it comes to sport – before completely apolitical sport makes itself at home with the dictator, pins medals on his lapel and strikes up deals […]
Biathlete Lesser resigns and becomes a coach
NNot even the prospect of the Biathlon World Championships on his own doorstep could motivate Erik Lesser. “It’s just another year of drudgery. Another summer where I have to think: is it enough? Isn’t that enough?” said the Thuringian on Thursday in the podcast “Das Biathlon-doppelzimmer”, which he runs together with his long-time teammate and […]
Russia and Belarus now excluded from the Paralympics after all – sport
The Beijing Paralympic Games are now taking place without athletes from Russia and Belarus. The International Paralympic Committee backed up Thursday less than 24 hours after its controversial decision to allow athletes to fly the neutral flag. Several teams and athletes had previously threatened to boycott the games. “We at the IPC firmly believe that […]
Major League Baseball – Collective bargaining failed: MLB season start burst
Jupiter (dpa) – After the failure of collective bargaining, the season in Major League Baseball does not start on the scheduled date of March 31st. That’s what MLB boss Rob Manfred said in Florida, where the representatives of the best baseball league in the world and the players have been negotiating for hours over the […]
Fifa and Uefa take action: football-off for all Russian teams!
Bang! According to the will of the IOC, Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials should no longer be allowed to take part in international competitions. The background is the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine. The head of the International Olympic Committee made this recommendation to all world associations and organizers of sporting events on […]