Politics in sports
11.03.2023
![British Culture Secretary urges IOC TOP sponsors to back ban on Russia and Belarus](https://m.osport.pro/imagecache/material-small/image/matpics/tgegrt.jpg)
British Culture Secretary urges IOC TOP sponsors to back ban on Russia and Belarus
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Politics in sports
10.03.2023
![USA Fencing announces it will vote no to reinstatement of fencers and officials from Russia and Belarus](https://m.osport.pro/imagecache/material-small/image/matpics/nnn.jpg)
USA Fencing announces it will vote no to reinstatement of fencers and officials from Russia and Belarus
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Politics in sports
19.02.2023
![Russian Olympic Committee continues to build international coalition after holding talks with Namibia](https://m.osport.pro/imagecache/material-small/image/matpics/fdf.jpg)
Russian Olympic Committee continues to build international coalition after holding talks with Namibia
The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has underlined efforts to bolster ties with Africa after holding talks with leading officials from the Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC).
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Politics in sports
03.02.2023
![Ukraine's possible Olympics boycott "destructive", claims Russian Sports Minister](https://m.osport.pro/imagecache/material-small/image/matpics/e.jpg)
Ukraine's possible Olympics boycott "destructive", claims Russian Sports Minister
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Politics in sports
06.01.2023
![Djokovic calls for return of Russian and Belarusian players at Wimbledon](https://m.osport.pro/imagecache/material-small/image/matpics/GettyImages-1245955447.jpg)
Djokovic calls for return of Russian and Belarusian players at Wimbledon
Novak Djokovic has called for former world number one Daniil Medvedev, as well as players from Russia and Belarus, to be allowed back at Wimbledon this year.
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Politics in sports
30.12.2022
![Olympic medallist Herasimenia sentenced to prison in absentia for Lukashenko opposition](https://m.osport.pro/imagecache/material-small/image/matpics/erf.jpg)
Olympic medallist Herasimenia sentenced to prison in absentia for Lukashenko opposition
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Politics in sports
21.12.2022
![Laporte wants to step down "temporarily" as FFR President during legal process](https://m.osport.pro/imagecache/material-small/image/matpics/k.jpg)
Laporte wants to step down "temporarily" as FFR President during legal process
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Politics in sports
19.12.2022
![Ivanov returns as Russian Athletics Federation President after CAS sanctions end](https://m.osport.pro/imagecache/material-small/image/matpics/5.jpg)
Ivanov returns as Russian Athletics Federation President after CAS sanctions end
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Politics in sports
16.12.2022
![Russian Fencing Federation drops legal action against FIE athletes ban](https://m.osport.pro/imagecache/material-small/image/matpics/13E2CB3D-D428-44B3-A721-37E5D7DC7451.jpeg)
Russian Fencing Federation drops legal action against FIE athletes ban
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Politics in sports
30.05.2022
![Sport and politics: my experiences as an athlete](https://m.osport.pro/imagecache/material-small/image/matpics/tomas-bah-1000x600.jpeg)
Sport and politics: my experiences as an athlete
By Thomas Bach, Olympic Champion in Fencing, Montreal 1976, and President of the International Olympic Committee.
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Politics in sports
23.03.2022
![Give peace a chance - give us another solutions](https://m.osport.pro/imagecache/material-small/image/matpics/russia-olympics-flag.jpg)
![Artem Dyakonov](https://m.osport.pro/imagecache/user-normal/E06E2B7A-3E11-45E8-AB61-070D3EA0AA06.jpeg)
![Russian Federation Russian Federation](https://m.osport.pro/imagecache/media-image/flags/16/ru.png)
Artem Dyakonov
Give peace a chance - give us another solutions
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Politics in sports
04.03.2022
![Sport and Politics. Instead of afterword](https://m.osport.pro/imagecache/material-small/image/matpics/363FCC6A-4EFC-4F63-836A-A97DC2FF80ED.jpeg)
![Gennady Marichev](https://m.osport.pro/imagecache/user-normal/MarichevGG.jpg)
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Gennady Marichev
Sport and Politics. Instead of afterword
I read the article «Why sport is always political» republished on our web site after sportanddev.org and I had a great desire to respond to the publication.
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Politics in sports
23.02.2022
![We need to separate sport and politics. But also recognise that they’re inseparable](https://m.osport.pro/imagecache/material-small/image/matpics/osport_220223_Muhammad Ali.jpg)
We need to separate sport and politics. But also recognise that they’re inseparable
From Muhammad Ali’s defiance to England players ‘taking a knee’, all athletic endeavour is grounded in social context.
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Politics in sports
18.02.2022
![Sports were already politicized. And sports culture is deeply conservative.](https://m.osport.pro/imagecache/material-small/image/matpics/osport_220218_sports.jpg)
Sports were already politicized. And sports culture is deeply conservative.
Our survey found sports fans are more likely to hold conservative views.
Of all the unwritten “rules” in sports, broadcaster Howard Cosell believed it the cardinal decree: Sports and politics don’t mix. But as the events of the past few weekends have demonstrated, the reality is that was always a fantasy.
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Politics in sports
28.01.2022
![Why sport is always political](https://m.osport.pro/imagecache/material-small/image/matpics/osport_220128_sport is always political.jpg)
Why sport is always political
Though many believe that sport is apolitical and neutral, sport is intricately enmeshed within the larger socio-political context in which it operates.
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