Russia-Ukraine Crisis Consequences in Sports

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https://au.sports.yahoo.com/tennis-veronika-kudermetova-outfit-storm-spicy-scenes-madrid-open-042728307.html

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https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1136570/ijf-rejects-eight-russian-judoka
 

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https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/czechia-to-stop-issuing-visas-to-russians-belarusians-with-dual-citizenship/
 

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being  under IOC's blackmail because of the 2026 Winter Olympics, our NOC's President, Giovanni Malagò (also IOC member), said earlier Today that the Government is ready to allow  and  atheltes to enter the Italian territory for all the sports competitions held in our Country, especially those who should take part into the World Fencing Championships in Milan at the end of July.

 

by the way, they will be allowed only according to the IOC rules, which means complete neutrality and not being part of Russian clubs related to the National Army nor to the companies currently sanctioned by EU and/or UN*.

 

and no teams (which is a bad blow for them in terms of Olympic qualification, since it's based mainly on the team events).

 

*Sofya Pozdniakova, daughter of the great Stanislav (now President of the Russian OC), is among those who won't be allowed to compete in any case (the only -big- name of Russian fencing made by Malagò after today's press conference).

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2 hours ago, phelps said:

only -big- name

according to russian news sites, trio Pozdniakova-Velikaya-Yegoryan isn't eligible for competitions

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11 hours ago, Illya said:

according to russian news sites, trio Pozdniakova-Velikaya-Yegoryan isn't eligible for competitions

yes, all the athletes registered for CSKA/SKA are not eligible, as they aren't those registered for clubs owned by the sanctioned companies like Gazprom and many more.

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2020 OG bronze medallist in high jump Maksim Nedasekau gets the visa & residence in Poland ban - a decision made by our Foreign Ministry (more related to another hard labor camp sentence for Polish minority in Belarus leader Andrzej Poczobut but the war is still mentioned).

 

 

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Russian Armed Forces sergeant stuns world number one at IJF Dushanbe Grand Prix (insidethegames.biz)

 

Assuming this story is correct and Bashaev is a sergeant in the Russian army, how the hell did he qualify as a neutral athlete???? 

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20-year old ice hockey player Maxim Sergeev has been arrested by our counterintelligence agency (ABW) as alleged member of a Russian spying ring

 

He played 23 games for Zagłębie Sosnowiec last season.

 

https://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/7,114883,29925154,rosyjski-szpieg-zatrzymany-w-polsce-media-to-hokeista-i-ligowego.html

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22 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

20-year old ice hockey player Maxim Sergeev has been arrested by our counterintelligence agency (ABW) as alleged member of a Russian spying ring

 

He played 23 games for Zagłębie Sosnowiec last season.

 

https://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/7,114883,29925154,rosyjski-szpieg-zatrzymany-w-polsce-media-to-hokeista-i-ligowego.html

Was returning vital intelligence on

 

• Average wait times in Polish McDonalds
• % of Polish males with so-called “mullet” haircuts
• Wi-fi signal strength in Polish hotels
• Frequency of restroom cleaning in Polish sporting arenas.