IPC makes U-turn under pressure (nd-aktuell.de)
Ivan Zaplin (left) and Ivan Kodlozerow trained on the Paralympic trails in Zhangjiakou on Wednesday morning. Shortly thereafter, their Russian team was expelled. Photo: imago images / Gavriil Grigorov It must have been a short night for many sports officials in the Paralympic Villages. Video calls, writing protest letters, threatening boycotts. On Thursday, the International […]
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 […]
Russia no longer belongs to the sports world (nd-aktuell.de)
Russia’s volleyball players lost the Olympic finals in the summer of 2021. They wanted to win gold at the 2022 home World Cup. But it is now taking place in another country and without her. Foto: imago images/Sergei Bobylev The orienteers made the start. Even though their sport is not Olympic, their world governing body […]
Paralympics in Beijing: biathlete Clara Klug’s losing streak
Clara Klug is now learning chess. This is quite appropriate for someone who passed the Abitur with a grade of 1.2. A friend gives her lessons and also homework. “You need alternatives,” says the 27-year-old. She would never have thought that she would play chess when the Paralympics were just around the corner. Klug can […]
Ukraine invasion: IOC demands exclusion of athletes from Russia and Belarus
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has issued a strong statement calling for the exclusion of athletes from Russia and Belarus from all international sporting events. [[1]] This decision comes in response too the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, with the IOC expressing deep concern over the violation of the Olympic Truce. The IOC’s stance reflects the […]
The Invasion Also Affects Sport
the Ripple Effect of War: Sports Grapple with russia’s Invasion of Ukraine The devastating consequences of russia’s invasion of Ukraine extend far beyond the battlefield, casting a long shadow over the world of international sports. As the conflict intensifies, athletes, sporting bodies, and fans alike are grappling with the ethical and logistical challenges posed by […]
Archery: in Macerata the Paralympic indoor tricolors: the Tokyo blues in competition
Over the weekend at the Palascodella the first archery event of the new season: the Olympians will play the tricolor and the call-up for the Dubai World Cup Macerata, elected European City of Sport 2022, will host the first federal event of the new archery season. The 35th Italian Indoor Para-Archery Championship organized by Sagitta […]
Vern-sur-Seiche. On the road to the Olympic and Paralympic Games
As part of Olympic and Paralympic Week, activities will be organized in the three elementary schools of Vern-sur-Seiche (Ille-et-Vilaine), city labeled “Terre de jeux”, and on Wednesdays, during the leisure reception of the Center des Marais. The objective of this week is to put more physical and sporting activities in the daily lives of children […]
Also no tickets for Chinese
FNo tickets will be sold to Chinese spectators for the Winter Olympics in Beijing, which begin on February 4. This was announced by the organizing committee on the games website. “Given the serious and complicated situation of the Covid-19 pandemic, and to ensure the safety of all participants and spectators, it has been decided that […]