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104 chess players from Russia have changed their nationality in 2023. The biggest names are  Alexandra Kosteniuk,  Sanan Sjugirov,  Alexey Sarana,  Vladimir Fedoseev,  Nikita Vitiugov,  Alexandr Predke,  Kirill Alekseenko,  Maksim Chigaev,  Alexander Motylev,  Anton Demchenko,  Pavel Tregubov,  Nikita Petrov,  Evgeny Alekseev.

 

88 did it in 2022 including  Evgeny Romanov and  Alina Kashlinskaya, 10 in 2021.

https://www.sports.ru/chess/1115746343-104-rossijskix-shaxmatista-smenili-grazhdanstvo-v-2023-m-pyatero-peres.html

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Denis Taradin who already won Olympic license in kiteboarding competes for

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Two chess players with big positions in the FIDE Ranking.

 

Sanan Sjugirov (31st) will play for  and Nikita Vitiugov (25th) will play for 

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Some more notes to this topic.
 

Runner Alsu Lenneman (Bogdanova) represents  since 28 Jun 2023 https://worldathletics.org/athletes/russia/alsu-bogdanova-14450398

Runner Sardana Trofimova represents  since 22 Nov 2022 https://worldathletics.org/athletes/russia/sardana-trofimova-14408066

She was 2nd at the Belgrade marathon this year.

2012 Paralympic Games bronze medalist in time trial (H3) Svetlana Moshkovich now represents  

 

 

 

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2018 Russian champion at 50m butterfly in swimming Sofia Spodarenko will compete for Kazakhstan.

Figure skater Sofia Samodelkina is going to compete for Kazakhstan too.

Edited August 18, 2023 by Dmitry

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On 7/28/2023 at 10:55 PM, rybak said:

How many Russian chess players changed their nationality? Seems only they are moving to represent another country, besides speed skaters.

141 according to the media.

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Daria Virolaynen who last started at the Biathlon World Cup in March 2018 can compete for  Finland since 2023-2024 season.

https://www.biathlon.fi/2023/08/18/daria-virolaiselle-oikeus-edustaa-suomea-ampumahiihdossa/

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And another chess grandmaster, European champion-2021 and 137th in the World ranking Anton Demchenko will play for Slovenia too.

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60th in the FIDE ranking chess grandmaster Vladimir Fedoseev will play for 

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Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin (figure skating) will compete for  since the new season.

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On 7/17/2023 at 8:36 PM, heywoodu said:

Judging by his results, I doubt he'll ever really be visible internationally, but the name is very interesting! Son of? If so, that would explain the Kazakhstan move as well, I believe the big Klevchenya has been Kazakhstan's coach at least for a while.

Yes, he is the son and the big Klevchenya is training Golubeva and Silaeva in Kazakhstan too.

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Nikita Klevchenya (Speed Skating) will compete for  too. 

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63rd in the World Ranking chess player Kirill Alekseenko have started play for 

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Six time World Championsips bronze medalist Yelizaveta Golubeva and Kristina Silaeva are going to compete for  Speed Skating team since next season.

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Seven Russian athletes have appeared in Syria National team squad at Pan Arab Games and some of them have changed names and birthdays. Russian officials in federations claimed they even didn't know about it. Russian ministry of sport claimed that only two of them Milana Mugu (Mrad) (judo) and Alexandra Maximova (gymnastics) changed their citizenship officially and the information about the others on the official Games website is a mistake.

https://www.sports.ru/tribuna/blogs/dalniyles/3173691.html#supertop

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2014 European chess champion Alexander Motylev will compete for Romania. And some days ago World Aquatics gave permission to Kirpichnikova for competing for France.

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Chess grandmaster Alexey Sarana who won European Championship in March have started play for Serbia in April. And FIDE confirmed the move of another chess grandmaster Alexander Predke to Serbia too.

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Russian rowing officials confirmed that silver Olympic medalist in rowing Hanna Prakatsen is going to start for 

Edited April 23, 2023 by Dmitry

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Speedway World Champion 2021 Artem Laguta and three-time Speedway WCH 3rd finisher Emil Sayfutdinov started to compete under Polish licence.

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Sofia Prosvirnova joined the Danish national team and switched from short track skating to speed skating.

Edited April 5, 2023 by Dmitry

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Russian 2006 chess champion Evgeny Alekseev will play for Israel.

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The former Women's World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk represents Switzerland since 3rd of March.

Another chess grandmaster Alexandr Predke represents Serbia now.

Edited March 5, 2023 by Dmitry

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Just found this interesting.

 

MOLLY – THE WORLD’S FIRST DOPING DOG COMING TO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!

Molly, the world’s first doping detection dog, works to detect prohibited substances and helps in the selection during a doping control. Molly lives in Falun, Sweden. She is an 8-year-old Springer Spaniel work together with a dog handler, who is also a doping control officer. 

Molly will appear during the Bandy World Championships for Group B, Group A and Women in Sweden in the end of March and beginning of April. Molly will help with the on-site doping controls, but when is of course a secret.

http://www.worldbandy.com/2023/02/28/molly-the-worlds-first-doping-dog-coming-to-world-championship/

 

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Faroe Islands are going to start its football championship on May 9.

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X Games Minneapolis 2020 Cancelled

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Due to the ongoing COVID-19 concerns, X Games Minneapolis 2020 - July 17-19 - has been cancelled. The safety of the athletes, staff and spectators is our top priority, and we will continue to closely monitor the situation for all X Games events.