Russia-Ukraine Crisis Consequences in Sports

[Monzanator 4,800]

US Open will allow Russian & Belarussian players to take part in the tournament. Which leaves Wimbledon all alone and kills the rhetotic that Grand Slams will stand up to the ATP/WTA running the global pro tennis. Not gonna happen.

 

Victoria Azarenka is a permanent resident of USA, her son has US citizenship since he was born there so it would be extra hard to ban her from playing in any US-based tournaments. Only proves the fact USA cares more about China these days and Biden follows the Trump line of politics with China being the main villain on the global stage.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/14/sports/tennis/us-open-russian-ukraine.html

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Some Russian and Belarussian players are supposed to play in WTA tournament in Warsaw this summer. I hope we will not have any shameful situation here.

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IBSF has anulled the ban on Russia & Belarus in bobsleigh & skeleton

 

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1124551/ibsf-annul-decision-to-suspend-bfr

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Parliament has ratified a new sports law that prohibits Latvian athletes from playing in Russian and Belarusian leagues and cooperating with agents from these countries.

 

In case of violation of this law, the player will be banned for life from representing Latvia.

 

So far the only player who signed a contract this summer with club is Miks Indrašis who signed for Spartak Moscow.  According to the law his international career officially ended.

 

 

Same stuff (but not at parliamentry level) was also implied in and , both federations unofficially threatened their players in KHL they will not be called for their respective national teams.

 

In we do not have such strict measure yet (Unless the player will openly promote or publicly agree with the invasion) even players from KHL can play for our NT. So far there even 5 Slovaks who signed with KHL teams this summer Michal Čajkovský, Patrik Rybár, Christián Jaroš, Michal Krištof and Adam Liška... Will be interesting to see if Ramsay will call them next season to the National Team though, probably yes (unless as mentioned above they openly promote or sympathize with the invasion)

[ChandlerMne 1,210]

So much "democracy" from governing bodies 

[Monzanator 4,800]

Russia has made its way to NASCAR. It's safe to say USA will never ban these Russian ice hockey or tennis players

 

 

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3 hours ago, Monzanator said:

Russia has made its way to NASCAR. It's safe to say USA will never ban these Russian ice hockey or tennis players

 

 

Andrei Minakov couldn't swim in the World Championships, but he is swimming this week... in the US Nationals 

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Emma Raducanu will work with Dmitri Tursunov during the USO swing The Wimbledon ban is made to look even more stupid when the pin-up player of women's tennis is trying to rescue her ranking with a Russian coach

[heywoodu 16,085]

On 7/27/2022 at 1:04 AM, Monzanator said:

Russia has made its way to NASCAR. It's safe to say USA will never ban these Russian ice hockey or tennis players

 

 

Wow  

 

Loris Hezemans will once again drive again, who became the first ever Dutch driver in the Cup Series earlier