De_Gambassi 896 Posted March 2, 2022 #191 Share Posted March 2, 2022 It's important to remember the justification IOC came up with to recommend the ban (which in IOC terms is not called a ban) https://olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-eb-recommends-no-participation-of-russian-and-belarusian-athletes-and-officials Quote The current war in Ukraine, however, puts the Olympic Movement in a dilemma. While athletes from Russia and Belarus would be able to continue to participate in sports events, many athletes from Ukraine are prevented from doing so because of the attack on their country. Now, we shall see if this 'dilemma' will stand in future conflicts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,246 Posted March 2, 2022 #192 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Ukrainian young biathlete was killed by russian invaders https://t.co/9NZD8Ez2NR Yevhen Malyshev, young biathlete from Ukraine, was born in 2002. Was killed by russian invaders....#biathlon #ibu #wordcup pic.twitter.com/4sGxVknYYn — Focusbiathlon (@focusbiathlon) March 1, 2022 Apart biathlon, football also hit its first losses. On Monday, the Russian army killed Vitaly Sapyl, who was on his way to becoming a professional footballer. At the age of only 21, he died in a tank defending Kiev. The news of the death of another footballer, Dima Martynenko, who was 25 years old and played in the position of midfielder for the FC Hostomel team, is also spreading through Ukraine. Unlike Yevhen Malyshev and Vitaly Sapyl, he did not die as a soldier, but as a civilian, trying to hide with his mother from the bombing. when will this finally stop ? hoversaBR, rybak, thiago_simoes and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangehair43 177 Posted March 2, 2022 #193 Share Posted March 2, 2022 https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1119959/russian-ministry-of-sport-cas-appeal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangehair43 177 Posted March 2, 2022 #194 Share Posted March 2, 2022 https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1119956/ipc-decision-russia-belarus-beijing-2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canada4thewin 90 Posted March 2, 2022 #195 Share Posted March 2, 2022 3 hours ago, hckošice said: Apart biathlon, football also hit its first losses. On Monday, the Russian army killed Vitaly Sapyl, who was on his way to becoming a professional footballer. At the age of only 21, he died in a tank defending Kiev. The news of the death of another footballer, Dima Martynenko, who was 25 years old and played in the position of midfielder for the FC Hostomel team, is also spreading through Ukraine. Unlike Yevhen Malyshev and Vitaly Sapyl, he did not die as a soldier, but as a civilian, trying to hide with his mother from the bombing. when will this finally stop ? This is so horrific that I am speechless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangehair43 177 Posted March 2, 2022 #196 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Sounds like is to withdraw from the Parlalympics. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/60586037 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMQ 222 Posted March 2, 2022 #197 Share Posted March 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Orangehair43 said: https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1119959/russian-ministry-of-sport-cas-appeal As expected. Anyway, I think CAS won't go against public opinion in this case and the arguments raised by IOC (breaking the olympic truce, ukrainians athletes not being able to compete due to russian attacks) are enough to keep the ban. But we'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangehair43 177 Posted March 2, 2022 #198 Share Posted March 2, 2022 1 minute ago, NMQ said: As expected. Anyway, I think CAS won't go against public opinion in this case and the arguments raised by IOC (breaking the olympic truce, ukrainians athletes not being able to compete due to russian attacks) are enough to keep the ban. But we'll see. The bigger issue is the parlaympics. Countries are soon going to withdraw because Russia is not banned. Canada4thewin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,477 Posted March 2, 2022 #199 Share Posted March 2, 2022 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,554 Posted March 2, 2022 #200 Share Posted March 2, 2022 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...
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