Wenzel Michalski, director of Human Rights Watch Germany, calls for a rethink in world sport. (imago/jürgen heinrich) Where is Peng Shuai? This question will not only be asked by the tennis world at the end of 2021. The Chinese tennis player had accused a high-ranking official of the Communist Party of forcing her to have … Read more
Von: Carl-Victor Wachs, Albert Link, Karina Moessbauer, Paul Ronzheimer and Zara Riffler The International Olympic Committee around President Thomas Bach (69) recommends that Russian and Belarusian athletes be allowed back to international competitions. Under a neutral flag, without anthem and symbols. There is outrage in German politics with a view to the 2024 Olympic Games … Read more
The DOSB tried to play for time on the Russia question. After a decision by the World Fencing Federation, this tactic is obsolete. German sport must now position itself – the consequences could be serious. comment by Johannes Aumuller Recently, the leaders of German sport have wriggled quite a bit when it came to the … Read more
20 feb 2023 om 22:14Update: een uur geleden Governments of more than thirty countries, including the Netherlands, again pleaded in a joint letter on Monday for the banning of athletes from Russia and Belarus at international sporting events such as the Olympic Games. The countries have asked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for clarification on … Read more
“Stained With Blood” Selenskyj disapproves of IOC boss Bach’s Russia plan 01/27/2023 10:01 p.m So far, Russian and Belarusian athletes have been banned from most competitions because of the war of aggression against Ukraine. But IOC President Bach wants to give them the chance to take part in the 2024 Olympics. The Ukrainian President cannot … Read more