International Taekwondo Federation decides to remove Putin’s honorary black belt
The International Taekwondo Federation announced on Monday its decision to withdraw the Russian president, Vladimir Putinthe 9th dan honorary black belt which was awarded in November 2013. “World Taekwondo strongly condemns the brutal attacks on innocent lives in Ukrainewhich go against our vision of ‘Peace is more precious than victory’ and the values of respect […]
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 […]
From winning at the Santiago Bernabeu to returning to Ukraine to defend his country
BarcelonaJust five months after securing the most important victory of his career as a coach, Yuriy Vernydub wears a military uniform. The coach of Sheriff Tiraspol, the Moldovan team that was able to surprise Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu by defeating it in the Champions League by 1-2, has returned to his country, Ukraine, […]
Russia banned from many sports competitions – Liberation
Renouncing its traditional neutrality, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended Monday to ban Russians and Belarusians from sports competitions. An unprecedented measure, justified by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In its press release, the IOC Executive Board asks international federations and organizers of sporting events “not to invite or allow the participation of Russian and […]
The Setka Cup does not stop even because of the war: this is how they play table tennis in Ukraine while the bombs fall
It is 5 pm in Kiev. The Russian invasion intensifies. The anti-aircraft alarms do not stop sounding, mixing with the sound of gunfire and bomb explosions. Everyone is confined to their homes. Everyone? No. In a small dump, located in an undetermined location in the city, a Ukrainian named Bogdan Pirtik plays a game of […]
Ukraine: BVB wants to kick out Gerhard Schröder – Bundesliga
Clear edge from BVB! Borussia Dortmund calls on former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (77) to resign his post. Otherwise the club will “make an appropriate decision”. Gerhard Schröder has been in the service of war tyrant Vladimir Putin (69) for years. He is the head of the supervisory board at the oil giant Rosneft, has a […]
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 […]
War in Ukraine: “Sport cannot be exempted” – Sport
DOSB boss Thomas Weikert has called for an uncompromising reaction from the entire sport to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “Russia has blatantly broken international law. That is why sanctions are necessary in all areas of society – and sport cannot be exempt from this,” said the President of the German Olympic Sports Confederation of […]
Taekwondo = International Headquarters strips President Putin’s honorary 9-dan black belt | Reuters
World Taekwondo, the international governing body, announced on the 28th that it will strip Russia’s President Vladimir Putin’s 9th black belt after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Taken on the 27th in Moscow (2022 Reuters / Sputnik / Sergey Guneev / Kremlin via REUTERS) [Reuters]-World Taekwondo, the international governing body, announced on the 28th that it […]
baffling theories – Libero Quotidiano
In the drama of the war in Ukrainein the drama of the invasion unleashed by Vladimir Putin and the humanitarian emergency, there is also room for a laugh through clenched teeth. Yes, the world of social media is the land of the possible and the impossible, the realm of the easy, ready, semi-anonymous joke. But […]