Source link The actions of international officials in relation to Russian sports go against the core idea of the Games, the president has said Sports officials have distorted the original concept of the Olympic movement and have become too focused on the business side, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a live Q&A session on […]
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Ukraine backtracks on Olympic boycott threat — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link Kiev says it will instead focus on preventing Russian athletes from appearing at the 2024 Paris Games Ukraine has backtracked on its threat to boycott the 2024 Olympic Games, having previously claimed its athletes could skip the event in Paris after Russians and Belarusians were cleared to compete under neutral status. Speaking to […]
Ukraine threatens Olympic boycott — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link Kiev has expressed outrage over the IOC’s decision to allow Russian athletes to compete under a neutral flag Ukraine plans to “analyze” whether or not participating in the Paris 2024 Olympics is in the country’s interests, and could potentially boycott the games, Acting Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine Matvey Bedny announced […]
Olympic medalist sentenced in January 6 case — RT World News
Source link Klete Keller will spend six months under house arrest for his role in the US Capitol riot US five-time Olympic medalist Klete Keller has been sentenced to six months of home detention for participating in the storming of the Capitol compound on January 6, 2021. The sentence read in a Washington court on […]