Cinnamon Bun 337 Posted February 24, 2023 #1 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Started this thread to see how many have switched since the war and to get a clearer view on the impact the ban has had on not just Russia but the nations their athletes have defected to. I'm mostly in the dark with this one, so will need some help collating names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rybak 2,672 Posted February 24, 2023 #2 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Tennis player Natela Dzalamidze switched from Russia to Georgia few months after beginning of the war. Cinnamon Bun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,535 Posted February 24, 2023 #3 Share Posted February 24, 2023 just take the starting list of a random wrestling tournament...most of those guys (and girls) are probably Russian born wrestlers despite the Country they represent nowadays... Roamingrover86 and Cinnamon Bun 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon 1,676 Posted February 24, 2023 #4 Share Posted February 24, 2023 (edited) To Aleksandra Maksakova (Dressage) - Olympian Egor Shchibrik (Show Jumping) Vladimir Tuganov (Show Jumping) Edited February 24, 2023 by Dragon Cinnamon Bun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon 1,676 Posted February 24, 2023 #5 Share Posted February 24, 2023 To Pavel Sivakov (Cycling) To Robert Shwartzman (Motor Racing) Cinnamon Bun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Bun 337 Posted February 24, 2023 Author #6 Share Posted February 24, 2023 2 hours ago, phelps said: just take the starting list of a random wrestling tournament...most of those guys (and girls) are probably Russian born wrestlers despite the Country they represent nowadays... Do you have anyone off the top of your head? The only ones I have so far are Zelimkhan Abakarov and Georgii Okorokov. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,569 Posted February 24, 2023 #7 Share Posted February 24, 2023 14 year old tennis player Alisa Oktiabreva represents Czech Republic now though the decision must have been made by her parents. Hipooo and Cinnamon Bun 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,535 Posted February 24, 2023 #8 Share Posted February 24, 2023 6 hours ago, Cinnamon Bun said: Do you have anyone off the top of your head? The only ones I have so far are Zelimkhan Abakarov and Georgii Okorokov. Danila Sotnikov, just to name one (but we have a few more coming -including possibly an atomic bomb)... and a few others just switched to our team in the previous months/years. Cinnamon Bun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,500 Posted February 24, 2023 #9 Share Posted February 24, 2023 10 hours ago, phelps said: just take the starting list of a random wrestling tournament...most of those guys (and girls) are probably Russian born wrestlers despite the Country they represent nowadays... Then again, that was the case long long before Russia decided to invade If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,535 Posted February 24, 2023 #10 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Just now, heywoodu said: Then again, that was the case long long before Russia decided to invade yes, of course...but it looks that the current situation might have increased the number of Russian born wrestlers deciding to look for luck elsewhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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