»We live in a world of our own« (nd-aktuell.de)
The stars were sent forward for the minute’s silence at Tirreno Adriatico – and the only Ukrainian in the field: Mark Padun (centre). Photo: imago images / LaPresse The place is manageable, only about 2000 people live in Murlo. The Tirreno Adriatico long-distance trip has nevertheless chosen the village near Siena in Tuscany as its […]
Russia faces one of the biggest waves of sanctions in the history of the sport
BarcelonaJust one day before the start of the Beijing Paralympic Winter Games, the organizers of the event, in contact with the International Olympic Committee, made the decision to expel the delegations from Russia and Belarus. The Chinese event opens today without any athletes from these states. An athlete had not been expelled for political reasons […]
Don’t you want us? The Russians are planning their own international sporting events
Russia’s sports minister Oleg Matycin has said his country is not completely isolated despite a series of sanctions by various federations. He revealed that officials of his office will work on the development of competitions in the country, to which the Russians will invite athletes from different countries. The International Olympic Committee has recommended that […]
another method of exerting pressure
In addition to the political and economic punishments against Russia, the world of sport has followed the wave of sanctions initiated by Western organizations. Without the World Cup, or international competitions of all kinds of sports, the Russians are excluded by boycotts that had happened before, but that have not always been applied to all […]
Sanctions: The big stars of Russian sport who may be affected
Russia is one of the largest sports powers on the planet and there are hundreds of elite athletes, in all disciplines, who may be affected by the sanctions imposed on them by international federations, at the request of the IOC. The world number one in tennis, Daniil Medvedev, just proclaimed Olympic figure skating champion Anna […]
Premier League: Chelsea for sale by Roman Abramovich | premier league
The bad news in Chelsea does not stop. From the sports point of view, the club has just lost the final of the Carabao Cup with Liverpool; from the leadership, the management of Roman Abramovich seems to come to an end. A few days ago it became known that the Russian businessman stepped aside in […]
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 […]