The one sport moving against Russia is run by its ex-deputy PM
Moscow has hijacked the federation, says Malcolm Pein, the English delegate now standing for deputy president on a ticket challenging the Russian incumbent.
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World draughts readmits Belarus. Its president sees Russia next as soon as the war ends
Half the game’s best players are gone, and the level has collapsed, says Janek Mäggi—and a small federation cannot set its own foreign policy.
International Gymnastics Federation lifts all sanctions on Russia and Belarus without explanation
Both countries return to full international competition under their own flag and anthem, the federation's wartime rules scrapped entirely while Russia's invasion of Ukraine grinds on.
Russia is funneling Ukraine’s war veterans into Paralympic sport — and IPC is letting them compete
Russia calls them "Heroes of Our Time". Ukraine calls them war criminals. The IPC calls them athletes.