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Ukraine bars its national teams from events with Russians, Belarusians

Ukraine barred its national sports teams from competing in Olympic, non-Olympic and Paralympic events which include competitors from Russia and Belarus, the sports ministry said in a decree on Friday.

Reuters · Apr 14, 2023

Ukraine Bans Its National Teams from Competing with Russians and Belarusians

Ukraine has banned its national sports teams from competing in Olympic, non-Olympic and Paralympic events that include competitors from Russia and Belarus, the sports ministry said in a decree published on Friday. The decision, criticized by some Ukrainian athletes, comes after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) angered Kyiv by paving…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 14, 2023

World Boxing: new body launched to rescue the sport for future Olympics

A new organisation, World Boxing, has been launched to try to secure the long-term future of the sport at the Olympic Games

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2023

Refugee team offers a way for Russian and Belarusian dissidents to compete at the Paris Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) began 2023 with high hopes of maintaining its solidarity with Ukraine, but its call to allow individual athletes from Russia and Belarus to attend the 2024 Paris Games has caused backlash.

The Conversation · Apr 11, 2023

War, politics, and 'all sorts of mess' — how fencing is threatening to derail the Paris Olympics

It is a foundation sport of the Olympics and its former athletes are some of the most powerful people in world sport — but the politics in fencing are threatening to derail Paris 2024, writes Tracey Holmes.

ABC News · Apr 8, 2023

IOC Opposes Ukraine Sanctions on Sport Governing Bodies

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Wednesday that it would oppose a move by the Ukrainian government to strip national sports governing bodies of their national status if their athletes compete against Russians or Belarusians. The IOC sanctioned Russia and Belarus after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 6, 2023

Sapporo election could restart bid for 2030 Winter Olympics

Sapporo’s bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics has been slowed by fallout from the still-developing corruption scandal around the 2020 Tokyo Games

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023

No Russians, Belarusians expected at swimming worlds in July

No Russian or Belarusian athletes are expected to compete at this year’s swimming world championships in Japan because the sport’s governing body isn’t expected to rule on their eligibility until it’s too late for them to enter

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

GB Boxing not sending boxers to IBA championships in Uzbekistan due to concerns

The decision comes following concerns about the IBA’s decision to continue allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete for their countries.

The National (Scotland) · Apr 4, 2023

No GB boxers will contest IBA championships due to ‘concerns’ over sport’s Olympic future

The decision comes following concerns about the IBA’s decision to continue allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete for their countries.

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023