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British Culture Secretary urges IOC TOP sponsors to back ban on Russia and Belarus

Britain's Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has urged members of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Olympic Partner (TOP) programme to back a continued ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes from international sport.

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USA Fencing announces it will vote no to reinstatement of fencers and officials from Russia and Belarus

USA Fencing says it will vote no to the reinstatement of fencers and officials from Russia and Belarus at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Extraordinary Congress today.

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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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Artem Dyakonov

Ukraine's possible Olympics boycott "destructive", claims Russian Sports Minister

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has criticised Ukraine's decision to consider shunning the Olympic Games in Paris next year over his country’s participation, claiming a boycott is "destructive" and "harms international sport".

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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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Olympic medallist Herasimenia sentenced to prison in absentia for Lukashenko opposition

Two-time Olympic swimming medallist Aliaksandra Herasimenia, a well-known critic of President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in absentia for "creating an extremist formation" - linked to her work with the Belarus Sports Solidarity Foundation (BSSF).

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Laporte wants to step down "temporarily" as FFR President during legal process

Bernard Laporte, under extreme pressure to step down as President of the French Rugby Federation (FFR) after being convicted of corruption charges, has agreed to do so - but only temporarily.

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Ivanov returns as Russian Athletics Federation President after CAS sanctions end

Peter Ivanov has returned as President of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) following the end of the two-year sanctions imposed on the nation by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in relation to the cover-up of state-sponsored doping.

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Russian Fencing Federation drops legal action against FIE athletes ban

The Russian Fencing Federation (FFR) has dropped legal action against the International Fencing Federation's (FIE) decision to block the participation of its athletes from its competitions.

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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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Polina Slinkova

Give peace a chance - give us another solutions

Russia's total suspension in international sports has shown to everyone that in our reality sport can't be out of politics. Despite the wish of the officials to reduce the politization in sports, current situation makes them behave in an opposite way. But is this how we wanted to see the sport?

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Politics in sports

04.03.2022

Gennady Marichev

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Sport and Politics. Instead of afterword

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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Valeriya Ivanova

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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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

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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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Artem Diakonov, Julia Plesovskikh, Polina Malinina, Harry Hayfield

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The 2023 World Figure Skating Championships Conclude in a Blaze of Glory for Japan

This Championship was pretty amazing! And it showed that without Russians it didn’t become less interesting. The public doesn’t need quads by 15 year olds to enjoy the competition

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Elena Anikina: "We hope, especially considering the position and strategy which IOC has now, that very soon the situation will be changed"

Apparently, soon Russia will have to build luge-bobsleigh tracks not only in Russia, but also in partner countries!) In terms of competitiveness for Russian bobsleigh, this is a st

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