The second racket of the world, Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev, received a wild card (special invitation) to participate in the Gonet Geneva Open tournament in Switzerland. In addition to Medvedev, the tournament will feature, in particular, the current winner, Norwegian Casper Ruud (No. 7 in the ranking of the Association of Tennis Professionals) and
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Roland Garros Won’t Suspend Russians and Belarusians From Tournament
The organizers of the ‘Roland Garros’ French Open Tennis Championship do not plan to suspend representatives of Russia and Belarus from participating in the Grand Slam tournament. Thus, as noted in the article by RMC Sport, they will observe the principle of strict neutrality and will not follow the example of Wimbledon, where they decided
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22.04.22
Ukrainian Tennis Player Demands Russian Athletes Be Subjected to Ideological Purity Test
Ukrainian tennis player, Elina Svitolina, has demanded that Russian and Belarusian players be subjected to ideological purity tests before they are allowed to compete in international tournaments. The former world number three has insisted on a total ban on all Russian and Belarusian athletes if they fail the test. “We noticed that some Russian and
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Russia International |
20.04.22
Wimbledon to Ban Russian and Belarusian Tennis Players
The Wimbledon tennis tournament will ban Russian and Belarusian players from competing in response to Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine. According to Sportico, players of these nationalities will not be allowed to enter the tournament, regardless of their personal feelings about the situation in Ukraine. As was previously reported, British Minister for Sport Nigel
International Luge Federation Lifted Sanctions Against Russians
The Arbitration Court of the International Luge Federation (FIL) has granted the appeal of the Russian Luge Federation and overturned the decision of the FIL Executive Committee on the temporary suspension of Russian athletes, coaches, specialists, and judges from participating in competitions under the auspices of the FIL, as well as on the prohibition of
Russian FC Zenit Entered Top 20 World’s Clubs by Revenue in 2020/21
The football club from St. Petersburg, Zenit, took 19th place in the list of football clubs in the world in terms of revenue in the 2020 season, thus it entered the top twenty, according to the Deloitte audit and consulting company. According to the report of Deloitte, the total amount of Zenit’s income in the
Russia’s Khanty-Mansiisk to Host Paralympic Games
Russian organizers plan to hold Paralympic Games “We Are Together. Sports” in Khanty-Mansiisk between March 16 and 21, according to the head of the physical culture and sports of Yugra Sergey Artamonov. The International Paralympic Committee announced a decision on March 4 to ban athletes from Russia and Belarus from their participation in the 2022
Russian Freestyle Skier Won Olympic Bronze
Russian freestyle skier Sergey Ridzik took third place in the ski cross-discipline at the Olympic Games in Beijing. The first place in the final race was taken by Swiss Ryan Regez. His compatriot Alex Fiva finished second. The representatives of the Russian national team Kirill Sysoev finished at the 1/8 finals stage and Igor Omelin
Russian Figure Skater Won Olympic Gold in Beijing
Russian figure skater Anna Shcherbakova won a gold medal in women’s single skating at the Olympic Games in Beijing. According to the sum of the short and free programs, the athlete scored 255.95 points. Another Russian athlete, Alexandra Trusova (251.73), won silver, and Japanese Kaori Sakamoto (233.13) won bronze. Russian Kamila Valieva, who was in
Russian Skiers Won Bronze Medals at Winter Olympics
Russian athletes brought bronze medals to the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team. The Russian Ilya Burov became the bronze medalist of the 2022 Winter Games in freestyle skiing acrobatics competitions. In the final jump, he earned 114.93 points. The gold in this discipline was won by the representative of China Qi Guangpu (129.00), the silver
Russian Biathletes Won Olympic Silver
Biathletes of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team became silver medalists of the 4×6 km relay at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing. Irina Kazakevich, Kristina Reztsova, Svetlana Mironova, and Ulyana Nigmatullina made a total of seven mistakes and earned one penalty lap. The Swedish national team won gold, having overcome the distance in 1
Russian Kamila Valieva Won Short Programme at Winter Olympics
At the women’s single figure skating tournament in Beijing, according to the results of the short programme, the first place is taken by the Russian athlete Kamila Valieva (82.16). The second is another Russian Anna Shcherbakova (80.20) and the third place is occupied by Japanese Kaori Sakamoto (79.84). And one more Russian, Alexandra Trusova, took
Russian Biathletes Won Olympic Bronze
Biathletes of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team became bronze medalists of the men’s 4×7.5 km relay at the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. The Russian team consisted of Karim Khalili, Alexander Loginov, Maxim Tsvetkov, and Eduard Latypov. The Russians missed six times and earned two penalty laps. At the same time, before the
