Am I right in assuming that from the noble world of international sports so far only @BSSFofficial and @GlobalAthleteHQ are calling for consequences for Russian and Belarusian NOCs - after #Putin's attack on the so often conjured "world peace"? Anyone else? #StandWithUkraine
https://twitter.com/GlobalAthleteHQ/status/1496838301243916291
Notable: The IOC member from #Ukraine @sergey_bubka is also silent. I sincerely hope that he and his family are well.
But one may also ask if he is one of those #IOC servants who keep mum when Thomas Bach asks them to?
But one may also ask if he is one of those #IOC servants who keep mum when Thomas Bach asks them to?
Okay. @FIFPRO advocating for football to "review and sever" ties to Russian personnel / entities following sanctions.
https://twitter.com/FIFPRO/status/1497135220914544655
You just have to admire the verbal gymnastics of the sports bosses. #UEFA with the correct decision to relocate the Champions League final. But ... because of "the serious escalation of the security situation in Europe:" #PutinsWar
https://twitter.com/UEFA/status/1497147447004573698
And now Volleyball #FIVB: All preparations for World Champs in #Russia going on "as planned", writes @karolosgrohmann. Wonder why? Leader of the sport is an infamous guy, indicted in Brazil: Ary Graça. playthegame.org/news/news-arti…
F1 and @fia: Grand Prix in Sochi done - after discussions with the teams. The day after Sebastian Vettel announced his boycott.
Does that mean protests by athletes actually make a difference? Here's to hoping! #PutinsWar fia.com/news/formula-1…
Does that mean protests by athletes actually make a difference? Here's to hoping! #PutinsWar fia.com/news/formula-1…
And on with verbal gymnastics: "conflict in Ukraine". @fina1908 with the famous co-conspirator (FIFA case - U.S. Justice Dept.) al-Musallam at the helm. 2 Worlds scheduled in #Russia. And? "Reviewing", constantly.
https://twitter.com/fina1908/status/1497199169072676877#PutinsWar
#IOC has reconsidered - but of course stops short of excluding #ROC and Russian sport, let alone Russian officials (including many of Putin's cronies). olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-e…
And unlike sports bosses, athletes continue to rise to the challenge. Strong statement from @EUAthletes. On Russia and #PutinsWar: "A country that bluntly violates ... fundamental values cannot be accepted in the international sport community." euathletes.org/eu-athletes-st…
Baffled by the complicity of the intl federations, now blathering about a "regrettable conflict" in #Ukraine? Apart from RUS money, officials (oligarchs like Lisin, Usmanov) there is another factor: Many became presidents only with RUS backing: Vizer (IJF), Ceferin (UEFA) et al.
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