Etiket: sports policy
IOC reaffirms sanctions against war supporters
Berlin (dpa) – After the start of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee wants to continue to advocate sanctions “against anyone in the Olympic community…
Blatter and Platini before Swiss court from June
Bern (AP) – The trial for fraud and other offenses against former FIFA President Joseph Blatter and former UEFA boss Michel Platini begins on June 8th. The Federal Criminal Court…
Politician Ullrich draws consequences from the doping discussion
Berlin (dpa) – After allegations in connection with doping in the GDR, the chairman of the Bundestag sports committee and biathlon Olympic champion, Frank Ullrich, is retiring from his position…
Cas: Russian associations are taking action against bans
Lausanne (AP) – Russian athletes and associations from seven sports have appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) against their bans and exclusions imposed because of the Russian…
IOC does not plan to expel its Russian members
Lausanne (dpa) – Despite the measures taken against Russian athletes, the International Olympic Committee is not currently planning to exclude the Russian IOC members. Neither former pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva…
War in Ukraine – DOSB boss: “Sport is connecting and not dividing”
Mainz (dpa) – DOSB boss Thomas Weikert recognized the solidarity of sport in his reaction to Russia’s war in Ukraine. At the same time, he called for the currently suspended…
Long courted Kremlin boss – Bach on Putin: “Can’t look inside his head”
Lausanne (AP) – IOC boss Thomas Bach is trying to distance himself from the Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin, who has long been courted by the sports world. In a media…
Putin confidante resigns as EU table tennis president
Igor Levitin (3rd from left), First Vice President of the Russian Olympic Committee, speaks about the role of sport at the International Economic Forum. Photo: Maksim Konstantinov/SOPA Images via ZUMA…
DOSB boss: Comprehensive sanctions against Russia necessary
Berlin (AP) – DOSB boss Thomas Weikert has called for an uncompromising reaction from the entire sport to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “Russia has blatantly broken international law. That…
Handball Federation EHF excludes Russia and Belarus
Vienna (dpa) – The European Handball Federation EHF joins other international sports associations and has suspended Russia and Belarus for the time being because of the attack on Ukraine. According…