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Russians and Belarusians swim as neutral athletes
Lausanne (dpa) – The swimming world association Fina wants to continue letting Russian and Belarusian athletes start as neutral athletes in international competitions. As the association announced, the members of…
Russians and Belarusians swim as neutral athletes
The swimming world association Fina wants to continue allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to start as neutral athletes in international competitions. As the association announced, the members of the executive…
Massive suspicion of fraud in Russian para athletes unsolved
Eight years after the Sochi Paralympic Games, the suspected fraud in a total of 21 medals by Russian athletes remains unsolved. The reason why the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) does…
Russian Paralympic athletes suspected of doping go unpunished – Paralympics
Her case, which is still under investigation, was traced by her team to drinking from a glass of water contaminated with her grandfather’s heart medication. A drug, however, that had…
In the stadium tunnel: Ukrainian athletes sing for peace
Beijing (AP) – The Ukrainian delegation demonstrated before the opening ceremony of the Paralympics in Beijing in the stadium tunnel with posters and songs for peace. A video distributed to…
Two German athletes not there due to vaccination status
Beijing (AP) – President Friedhelm Julius Beucher of the German Disabled Sports Association (DBS) has confirmed that two athletes are not taking part in the Paralympics in Beijing because of…
Winter Games in Beijing – Paralympics: the sun blinds visually impaired athletes
Beijing (dpa) – The unusual lighting conditions at the Paralympics in Beijing are of particular concern to the visually impaired athletes before the competitions begin on Saturday. “It’s very bright.…
Athletes from Russia and Belarus not welcome at Paralympics after all
Athletes from Russia and Belarus not welcome at Paralympics Athletes from Russia and Belarus are not allowed to participate in the Winter Paralympic Games in Beijing. On Wednesday it was…
Paralympics in Beijing – DBS boss: Start of Russian athletes “wrong signal”
Beijing (dpa) – The German Disabled Sports Association (DBS) reacted with great incomprehension to the decision of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to take…
The athletes and their role models – researcher Christoph Bertling in an interview – Mehr Sport
sports show theme. 03/01/2022. 03:28 minutes. Available until 03/01/2023. The first. Christoph Bertling from the German Sport University in Cologne is researching, among other things, the question: Why are athletes…