Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Olympian flashes 'No War in Ukraine' sign after competing
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Olympian flashes 'No War in Ukraine' sign after competing

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Vladyslav Heraskevych’s sign was printed on a blue-and-yellow piece of paper, matching the colors of his country’s flag. Beijing: A Ukrainian skeleton athlete flashed a small sign that read " No War in Ukraine " to the cameras as he finished a run at the Beijing Olympics on Friday night, a plea for peace at a time of rising tensions between his country and Russia. Like any normal people, I don’t want war,” Heraskevych said after he finished competing. “In Ukraine, it’s really nervous now,” Heraskevych said. Meanwhile, the heightened tensions over Ukraine cast a pall over last week’s opening ceremony, when IOC President Thomas Bach implored participating countries to uphold the long-running Olympic Truce, which calls for a cessation of hostilities during the Games.

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Ukraine uses Olympic spotlight to capture global attention and fight war fatigue
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine uses Olympic spotlight to capture global attention and fight war fatigue

Associated Press  

PARIS — Ukraine’s Olympic house stands out for its somber atmosphere, with fewer celebrations and parties than the other fan clubhouses that countries set up to tout their athletes and culture. “That’s why it’s important to win now.” Just 15 Russian athletes were competing at the Games as neutrals under International Olympic Committee restrictions that also banned them from team …

Ukraine’s Olympic chief celebrates limited Russian presence at Paris Olympics
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine’s Olympic chief celebrates limited Russian presence at Paris Olympics

Associated Press  

PARIS — The head of Ukraine’s Olympic delegation touted the limited numbers of Russian athletes at the Paris Olympics — who must compete as neutrals — as war between the two countries grinds on for a third year. The Russian wrestling federation objected to the International Olympic Committee’s choice of which wrestlers to invite, saying the bouts would be incomplete …

At the Paris Olympics, it will no longer be personal for Ukraine’s athletes. This time, it’s war
5 months, 2 weeks ago

At the Paris Olympics, it will no longer be personal for Ukraine’s athletes. This time, it’s war

Associated Press  

The AP has been documenting and visualizing the toll the Russia-Ukraine war has had on Ukrainian athletes, coaches and sports facilities ahead of the Paris Olympics. “Winning a medal just for yourself, being a champion, realizing your ambitions — it’s inappropriate.” Hurdler Anna Ryzhykova trains at the sports center in Kyiv, Ukraine on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. “The higher you …

At the Paris Olympics, it will no longer be personal for Ukraine's athletes. This time, it's war
5 months, 2 weeks ago

At the Paris Olympics, it will no longer be personal for Ukraine's athletes. This time, it's war

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Winning a medal just for …

Paris Olympics: Kyiv says IOC allowing Russian athletes is ‘encouraging’ war in Ukraine
1 year ago

Paris Olympics: Kyiv says IOC allowing Russian athletes is ‘encouraging’ war in Ukraine

The Hindu  

Ukraine on Saturday criticised the decision of Olympic chiefs to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete next year as neutrals, outside of team events and if they do not actively support the invasion. “The members of the International Olympic Committee Executive Board who made this decision bear responsibility for encouraging Russia and Belarus to continue their armed aggression against …

IOC creates path for Russian, Belarusian athletes to compete as ‘Individual Neutral Athletes’ in 2024 Olympics
1 year ago

IOC creates path for Russian, Belarusian athletes to compete as ‘Individual Neutral Athletes’ in 2024 Olympics

New York Times  

The International Olympic Committee has created a path for athletes who hold Russian or Belarusian passports to compete in the 2024 Olympics, the organization announced Friday. The athletes, who have qualified for the Paris Games “through the existing qualification systems of the International Federations on the field of play,” will compete as Individual Neutral Athletes under “strict eligibility conditions.” These …

IOC rejects Putin’s ‘ethnic discrimination’ claims
1 year, 2 months ago

IOC rejects Putin’s ‘ethnic discrimination’ claims

The Hindu  

The International Olympic Committee on Friday firmly rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin’s allegation that it was using “ethnic discrimination” against Russian and Belarusian athletes ahead of the 2024 Paris Games. Putin on Thursday slammed the IOC for potentially using the Games “as an instrument of political pressure towards those people who have nothing to do with politics.” RELATED | Putin …

Watch: Council of Europe hold hearing on Russian athletes participating in Olympics
1 year, 8 months ago

Watch: Council of Europe hold hearing on Russian athletes participating in Olympics

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

Ukraine bans its national teams from competing with Russians and Belarusians
1 year, 8 months ago

Ukraine bans its national teams from competing with Russians and Belarusians

ABC  

Ukraine has banned its national sports teams from competing in Olympic, non-Olympic and Paralympic events that include competitors from Russia and Belarus. Key points: The decision comes after the IOC allowed for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals Some Ukraine athletes have criticised the ban The decree was published on the Sports Ministry's website Thursday night The decision …

War has killed 262 Ukrainian athletes, sports minister says
1 year, 8 months ago

War has killed 262 Ukrainian athletes, sports minister says

India Today  

Russia's war against Ukraine has claimed the lives of 262 Ukrainian athletes and destroyed 363 sports facilities, the country's sports minister, Vadym Huttsait, said on Saturday. Meeting the visiting president of the International Federation of Gymnastics, Morinari Watanabe, Huttsait said no athletes from Russia should be allowed at the Olympics or other sports competitions. READ | Russia, accused of war …

Ukraine looks to block athletes from competing with Russians
1 year, 8 months ago

Ukraine looks to block athletes from competing with Russians

The Hindu  

The Ukrainian government is looking to block its athletes from sports competitions, particularly qualifying events for next year’s Paris Olympics, which readmit Russian athletes. The International Olympic Committee recommended on Tuesday that sports federations allow Russians and Belarusians to compete as neutral athletes without national symbols. There was no clarification on how Ukraine’s approach might affect tennis, where individual Russians …

UN expert advising IOC gives views on Russians at Olympics
1 year, 8 months ago

UN expert advising IOC gives views on Russians at Olympics

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Russian athletes who have actively served in the military invasion of Ukraine should be allowed to return to international sports if they did not take part in war crimes, according to a United Nations expert advising the International Olympic Committee. The U.N. special rapporteur for cultural rights, Alexandra Xanthaki, said late Sunday only Russian military members implicated in …

Ukraine pushes for continued Russian Olympic exclusion
1 year, 9 months ago

Ukraine pushes for continued Russian Olympic exclusion

The Hindu  

Ukraine renewed its push to keep Russian athletes out of the Olympics on Friday ahead of an International Olympic Committee board meeting next week which is expected to set the framework for their return to international sports events. Vadym Guttsait, who is Ukraine's sports minister and leads the national Olympic committee, was sharply critical of the IOC's push to reintegrate …

War, anger cloud Ukrainian athletes’ path to Paris Olympics
1 year, 9 months ago

War, anger cloud Ukrainian athletes’ path to Paris Olympics

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian diver Stanislav Oliferchyk proudly bears the name of his late grandfather, who died in brutalized Mariupol. “There simply cannot be any handshakes between us.” Having to train in the midst of war also puts Ukraine’s Olympic hopefuls at a disadvantage. “Our athletes train while cruise missiles are flying, bombs are flying,” Ukrainian Sports Minister Vadym Guttsait …

IOC president Bach urges Ukraine to drop Paris Olympics boycott threat
1 year, 10 months ago

IOC president Bach urges Ukraine to drop Paris Olympics boycott threat

The Hindu  

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has called on Ukraine to drop threats of a boycott of the 2024 Olympics over the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes. In a letter to Ukraine’s National Olympic Committee president Vadym Huttsait, seen by Reuters, Bach said claims that allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes back into the Games would promote the invasion were …

Ukrainian skier pushes to keep Russians out of the Olympics
1 year, 10 months ago

Ukrainian skier pushes to keep Russians out of the Olympics

Associated Press  

COURCHEVEL, France — Ukrainian skier Ivan Kovbasnyuk, a two-time Olympian, can’t train at home in the Carpathian Mountains because war in the country has damaged the power grid so severely that there’s not enough energy to make the chairlifts operate. “It’s not fair when Ukrainian sportsmen don’t have a chance to participate in the Olympics because they are dying on …

US backs Russians, Belarusians competing as neutrals in 2024 Paris Olympics
1 year, 10 months ago

US backs Russians, Belarusians competing as neutrals in 2024 Paris Olympics

Firstpost  

Washington: The United States backs moves to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to take part at the 2024 Olympics as neutral athletes provided they are prevented from displaying their national flags or emblems, the White House said Thursday. “The United States has supported suspending Russia and Belarus’ sport national governing bodies from international sports federations,” Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre …

Ukraine warns it may boycott 2024 Olympics if Russians take part
1 year, 10 months ago

Ukraine warns it may boycott 2024 Olympics if Russians take part

Al Jazeera  

The International Olympic Committee has said it will ‘explore a pathway’ for Russian and Belarusian athletes to take part in the Paris Games. Vadim Guttsait’s said on Thursday that as long as there is a “war in Ukraine, Russian and Belarusian athletes should not be in international competitions”. Guttsait’s comments came after the International Olympic Committee said it would “explore …

IOC flags pathway to Olympic return for Russian, Belarusian athletes despite Ukrainian protests
1 year, 10 months ago

IOC flags pathway to Olympic return for Russian, Belarusian athletes despite Ukrainian protests

ABC  

The International Olympic Committee has made clear it wants Russians and Belarusians to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics as neutral athletes, in defiance of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's call to exclude them entirely. Key points: The IOC said competitors from Russia and its ally Belarus could compete as neutral athletes A statement attributed to Ukrainian athletes accused the IOC …

Russian athletes should not compete at 2024 Paris Olympics, says Volodymyr Zelensky
1 year, 11 months ago

Russian athletes should not compete at 2024 Paris Olympics, says Volodymyr Zelensky

Firstpost  

Russia launched its invasion on 24 February last year, just days after the closing ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics Kyiv: Russian athletes should have “no place” at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday as his country marked 11 months of war. Russia launched its invasion on February 24 last year, …

'Russian Athletes Should Have No Place at Olympic', Ukraine Prez Volodymyr Zelensky Emphasizes
1 year, 11 months ago

'Russian Athletes Should Have No Place at Olympic', Ukraine Prez Volodymyr Zelensky Emphasizes

News 18  

Russian athletes should have “no place” at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday as his country marked 11 months of war. “I particularly emphasised that athletes from Russia should have no place at the Olympic Games in Paris,” Zelensky wrote on Telegram following a telephone call with Macron. IOC chief Thomas …

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants 'complete isolation' for Russia not Olympic return
2 years ago

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants 'complete isolation' for Russia not Olympic return

Firstpost  

Russia and Belarus have been isolated from international sport ever since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine in February. Paris: Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday Russian athletes should face “complete isolation” and not be welcomed back at the 2024 Olympic Games. Zelensky told International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach that he strongly opposed moves by the US Olympic and …

Russian athletes could compete in Asian events, IOC says
2 years ago

Russian athletes could compete in Asian events, IOC says

The Hindu  

The International Olympic Committee said on Friday it will examine a proposal for athletes from Russia and its ally Belarus to resume competing in international sports events in Asia. The Olympic Summit, a conference hosted by the IOC, agreed on Friday that it will “lead the further exploration” of an initiative from the Olympic Council of Asia to allow Russia …

Russian Olympians face backlash after Vladimir Putin rally
2 years, 9 months ago

Russian Olympians face backlash after Vladimir Putin rally

Associated Press  

LONDON — Russian Olympic athletes who participated in a rally supporting President Vladimir Putin and the invasion of Ukraine are facing a backlash, with one losing a sponsorship deal and facing a disciplinary investigation. “The FINA Executive confirmed that the FINA Disciplinary Panel has opened a procedure against Russian swimmer Evgeny Rylov for a potential violation of the FINA rules …

Russia invasion upends Olympic 'neutrality' — if it existed
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia invasion upends Olympic 'neutrality' — if it existed

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But Russia's invasion of Ukraine three weeks ago exposed …

Beijing Winter Paralympics 2022: Ukraine team defy heartbreak to win bittersweet golds
2 years, 9 months ago

Beijing Winter Paralympics 2022: Ukraine team defy heartbreak to win bittersweet golds

Firstpost  

It was a bittersweet day for Ukraine with nine medals and a clean sweep of two biathlon events Tuesday — just as one athlete learned her father had been taken prisoner by Russian troops. Zhangjiakou, China: It was a bittersweet day for Ukraine at the Winter Paralympics with nine medals and a clean sweep of two biathlon events Tuesday — …

Paralympics: Ukraine athletes call for peace after medal haul on day one
2 years, 9 months ago

Paralympics: Ukraine athletes call for peace after medal haul on day one

The Hindu  

Ukraine's athletes put a difficult week behind them as they clinched seven medals including three golds in biathlon to move to the top of the medal table on an emotional first day at the Beijing Winter Paralympics on Saturday. The 20-member Ukrainian contingent almost didn't make it to the Chinese capital after Russia invaded their country just over a week …

Beijing Winter Paralympics 2022: As war rages, Games opening in Beijing without Russia
2 years, 9 months ago

Beijing Winter Paralympics 2022: As war rages, Games opening in Beijing without Russia

Firstpost  

The 2022 Winter Paralympics open Friday in Beijing, with the Russian athletes sent home and the Ukrainian team escaping a war zone to get here. “It’s a miracle that we have made it to the Paralympics," the head of the Ukrainian delegation, Valerii Sushkevych, told a news conference on the eve of the Games. Paralympics organizers initially announced that Russians …

Russia-Ukraine: Sergiy Stakhovsky insists sporting sanctions will NOT stop Vladimir Putin
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia-Ukraine: Sergiy Stakhovsky insists sporting sanctions will NOT stop Vladimir Putin

Daily Mail  

Former tennis player Sergiy Stakhovsky, who has joined the fight against the Russian invasion of his home country Ukraine, admits sporting sanctions alone will not stop Vladimir Putin's army. Former Ukrainian tennis player Sergiy Stakhovsky has joined the fight against Russia Part of the Karazin National University campus in the city of Kharkiv is destroyed after being struck by a …

International Olympic Committee places politics above athletes' rights to compete as it reacts to Russia-Ukraine war
2 years, 9 months ago

International Olympic Committee places politics above athletes' rights to compete as it reacts to Russia-Ukraine war

ABC  

The world of sport changed today. Overnight, under the IOC's recommendation to all sports that athletes and officials from Belarus and Russia be banned from international events in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war, the sport world that saved Leuchanka has now abandoned her. Athletes in Russia who have also put themselves at risk in the past week by protesting …

Ukrainian athletes urge IOC to sanction Russian and Belarusian Olympic, Paralympic Committees
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukrainian athletes urge IOC to sanction Russian and Belarusian Olympic, Paralympic Committees

The Hindu  

Earlier this month, Ukrainian skeleton rider Vladyslav Heraskevych flashed a sign at the Olympics: "No war in Ukraine." But I am ready to stand strong and help in any way I can.” With Russian troops encircling the capital of Kyiv, Heraskevych was among a rapidly growing list of athletes from Ukraine and about two dozen other countries who sent an …

Ukraine athletes defend country, demand sanctions for Russia
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine athletes defend country, demand sanctions for Russia

Associated Press  

Earlier this month, Ukrainian skeleton rider Vladyslav Heraskevych flashed a sign at the Olympics: “No war in Ukraine.” On Sunday, he was hunkered down about 150 kilometers outside of his nation’s capital with weapons nearby in case he needs to defend his country. But I am ready to stand strong and help in any way I can.” With Russian troops …

Ukrainian athletes ‘seeking safety in bomb shelters’ call for Russia and Belarus to be banned from international sport
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukrainian athletes ‘seeking safety in bomb shelters’ call for Russia and Belarus to be banned from international sport

CNN  

CNN — An open letter from Ukrainian athletes is calling for Russia and Belarus to be banned from international sport, including the upcoming Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. The letter, addressed to International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and International Paralympic Committee |President Andrew Parsons, says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a “clear breach of the Olympic and Paralympic Charters” …

Olympian flashes ‘No War in Ukraine’ sign after competing
2 years, 10 months ago

Olympian flashes ‘No War in Ukraine’ sign after competing

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A Ukrainian skeleton athlete flashed a small sign that read “ No War in Ukraine ” to the cameras as he finished a run at the Beijing Olympics on Friday night, a plea for peace at a time of rising tensions between his country and Russia. Like any normal people, I don’t want war,” Heraskevych said after he …

Ukraine wants to prepare a bid to host a Winter Olympics
3 years, 3 months ago

Ukraine wants to prepare a bid to host a Winter Olympics

The Hindu  

Ukraine wants to enter formal talks about hosting the Winter Olympics, the IOC said on Monday. The next available Winter Games to bid for is in 2030, although a new flexible Olympic bidding process means countries do not need to specify immediately exactly where or when they hope to stage the games. The IOC has previously detailed talks with Salt …

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