Etiket: sport
how Vladimir Putin’s Russia went from stronghold to pariah of world sport
Since Thursday, February 24, everything has changed for Russia. By launching a military offensive on Ukrainian soil, Moscow has crossed a point of no return on the international scene. Political,…
Russian sport is increasingly isolated
More and more sports are heeding the International Olympic Committee’s call to ban Russian athletes from competing in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine. Russia has been banned from…
“The apolitical bubble in which sport was locked up has completely burst,” said Jean Durry, historian of Olympism
Sanctions and positions are cascading in the world of sport, six days after the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Among the most resounding, the recommendation, Monday, February 28, of the…
Russian invasion of Ukraine | Russian sport increasingly isolated
(Paris) The sanctions followed one another on Tuesday following the call of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban the Russians from international sports competitions: as their footballers, their athletes…
Wars, invasions, discrimination | Exclusion of Russia from world sport: there are precedents
(Paris) After the exclusion of Russia and Belarus from international sport recommended by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday, here are the main precedents for sporting sanctions for political…
War in Ukraine | IOC recommends excluding Russians from world sport
(Geneva) The outright exclusion of Russians and Belarusians from world sport as the price of the invasion of Ukraine: the spectacular recommendation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday…
IOC: Russians should be banned from world sport
The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday recommended banning Russians and Belarusians from sports competitions, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. A symbolic but strong measure,…
Sport in the face of war Russians non grata, competitions canceled, sponsorship shaken
Displaced competitions, refusal of European nations to face Russia, athletes declared persona non grata, sponsors erased or called into question: the Russian invasion of Ukraine is already having serious consequences…
Pregnancy and high level sport
On the occasion of the release of a guide produced by the Ministry of Sports on high-level sport and maternity, several testimonials from women demonstrate the coherence and magic of…
“This law on the democratization of sport in France was a fight”
After many shuttles between the National Assembly and the Senate, the deputies finally adopted the law aimed at democratizing sport in France by 67 votes out of 73 expressed, Thursday,…
emergency meeting at UEFA, three Euroleague matches postponed… The repercussions of the conflict on the world of sport
This is one of the indirect consequences of the invasion of Russian troops, Thursday, February 24, on Ukrainian soil. Many international sports federations are called upon to take measures and…
emergency meeting at UEFA, three Euroleague matches postponed… The repercussions of the conflict on the world of sport
This is one of the indirect consequences of the invasion of Russian troops, Thursday, February 24, on Ukrainian soil. Many international sports federations are called upon to take measures and…
More money will be needed for Canadian elite sport, but not only
An additional financial effort will be necessary to help the development of sport of excellence and sport in general in this exit from the pandemic and in anticipation of Canada’s…
In the Studio: Swapping a Ford F-250 for a Range Rover Sport SVR?
David, a reader of Car guide, owns a 2021 Ford F-250 diesel that he uses as his daily vehicle. He would like to replace it with a 2019 Land Rover…
A better world through sport? Is that so…
A small question of general interest to begin this editorial on the Beijing Games: what is the “vision” of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)? Posted at 5:00 a.m. If you…
Women’s sport in Occitania
A sport is not exclusively female or male. It’s a shame to have to do a particular day or week. This is not yet normal. Marie Meyzie. In his fencing…
an international match in Reims, a first at the UCPA Sport Station
The french team men’s water polo will play its first match of the season in Reims this Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 7 p.m. An unprecedented match for the aquafun…
“It’s part of high-level sport”, underlines Perrine Laffont, disappointed and in tears
Posted on 06/02/2022 20:29 Update on 02/06/2022 20:34 Article written by Invited to the JO Club set a few hours after finishing in 4th place in the mogul ski final,…
Early return to sport is beneficial after a concussion
A new Canadian study carried out with adolescents confirms that resuming physical activity 72 hours after a concussion is safe and even speeds recovery. Not so long ago, concussion victims…
the “pride” of the first French women’s bobsleigh team of “being able to write the history of sport” in Beijing
“A little girl’s dream”. This is how Margot Boch, 22, sums up her state of mind this Friday, February 4, at the opening of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in…