Dispute medal – sport – SZ.de
Brawlers look different. When the last competition of the winter was over with the ski cross competition in Andermatt at the weekend, the sixth and second placed fell into each other’s arms, warmly and for a long time. It would never have occurred to uninvolved observers that there could be a rift between Daniela Maier […]
Sport and politics: after the Paralympics and Olympics in Beijing: a different neutrality (nd-aktuell.de)
Frosty games: The Paralympics in Beijing ended on Sunday with the closing ceremony. Foto: imago images/Matic Klansek “I wish you all success and good luck. Thanks very much. Peace!” Andrew Parsons shouted at the Beijing stadium on Friday last week. However, the television audience in the host country, China, was not able to catch all […]
Instagram campaign for Ukraine athletes at war
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Paralympics in winter at 16 degrees in Beijing: snow is melting
Dhe significantly rising temperatures in the two main locations of the Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing are fueling concerns about the most difficult conditions over the past few days. There could be an increased risk of falling and a lack of equal opportunities. At the same time, the conditions also lead to new criticism of […]
Markus Wasmeier: “Modesty would suit the IOC”
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Russia’s war: Lesser leaves Instagram account to Ukrainian colleague
winter sports Russia’s war Biathlete Lesser leaves his Instagram account to a Ukrainian colleague Stand: 05.03.2022 | Reading time: 2 minutes “Someone has to stay here to help” The Russian army continues its bombing raids around Kyiv. Many people are fleeing, but “someone has to stay here to provide help,” explains Svitlana Kolesnyk from Ukraine. […]
IPC makes U-turn under pressure (nd-aktuell.de)
Ivan Zaplin (left) and Ivan Kodlozerow trained on the Paralympic trails in Zhangjiakou on Wednesday morning. Shortly thereafter, their Russian team was expelled. Photo: imago images / Gavriil Grigorov It must have been a short night for many sports officials in the Paralympic Villages. Video calls, writing protest letters, threatening boycotts. On Thursday, the International […]
Why the IPC must exclude Russia
EHe wasn’t disabled, Philip Craven used to say, he was becoming disabled. For fifteen years the Englishman was President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and for much, much longer he fought to recognize people for their talent and ability and not to define them by a handicap. He was determined and resourceful, charming, funny […]
Russia no longer belongs to the sports world (nd-aktuell.de)
Russia’s volleyball players lost the Olympic finals in the summer of 2021. They wanted to win gold at the 2022 home World Cup. But it is now taking place in another country and without her. Foto: imago images/Sergei Bobylev The orienteers made the start. Even though their sport is not Olympic, their world governing body […]
IOC: Ban Russian athletes worldwide | Sports | DW
Under increasing pressure, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has now taken a tough stance against Russia and recommends its member federations to exclude Russian athletes from international events. This also applies to athletes from Belarus, as the IOC announced. “In order to protect the integrity of global sporting events, the IOC Executive recommends that international […]