News about Russian athletes: events, facts and developments on tafs uz.
4 stories
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation has approved neutral status for 11 Russian skiers: seven men and four women. Previously, 24 athletes had already been cleared, including Olympic champion Natalia Terentyeva. Neutral status does not guarantee participation in all events — athletes must meet the requirements of each specific competition.
Otabek YusupovStarting October 31, Senegal will host the Youth Olympic Games, the first Olympic event on the African continent. Approximately 2,700 athletes aged 17 and under will compete in 25 sports across eight venues in three locations. The Games take place against the backdrop of Senegal's economic crisis and mark the return of Russian athletes to the Olympic arena under their own flag. From October 31, the Youth Olympic Games will be held in Senegal — the first Olympic Games on the African continent. About 2,700 athletes under the age of 17 will compete in 25 sports at eight venues in three locations. The Games will take place against the backdrop of an economic crisis in Senegal and will mark the return of Russian athletes to the Olympic arena under their own flag.
Otabek YusupovA Russian teenager and his father were detained by Polish migration service at a hotel in Bielsko-Biala during the youth karate world championship (October 14–18). The family traveled on a Hungarian tourist visa; the teenager was not allowed to compete, but after questioning was allowed to remain as a spectator. According to Polish media, 15 citizens of Russia and Belarus were detained in total.
Sevara AzamovaRussian sports referee Alexander Maniraki was expelled from Poland ahead of the youth karate world championship in Bielsko-Biała. Police detained him, interrogated him and annulled his Schengen visa, citing as a violation the fact that he held a tourist visa instead of a sports visa, and gave him eight days to leave the country.
Sevara Azamova
