ukraine
Unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk shared photos of his home in Vorzel, Ukraine, on Tuesday following the withdrawal of the Russian military from the area. While they occupied the area, Russian troops destroyed and vandalized the home during a break-in while Usyk was preparing for a fight in Saudi Arabia. The photos of Usyk and his wife, Yekaterina Usyk, in their liberated home were seen by more than a million followers, as the boxer has become an international symbol for the Ukrainian military effort. In Sept. 2021, Usyk defeated Anthony Joshua for the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO h...
uSports.org
At only 19 years old, former Ukrainian biathlete Yevhen Malyshev was killed while defending his country from the Russian invasion. The specifics of his death haven’t been released, but officials say that he died “serving in the Ukrainian military.” “The EB expresses its deepest condolences on the loss,” the International Biathlon Union’s executive board said. The teenager competed in 2018 on Ukraine’s biathlon junior team, though he called it quits when Covid-19 madness began in 2020. “The EB once again condemns the Russian attacks on Ukraine and the support provided by Belarus and reiterates ...
uSports.org
Russian athlete Ivan Kuliak’s “shocking behavior” at the gymnastics Apparatus World Cup event in Doha, Qatar, has been duly noted by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). FIG was brief on details, but its statement comes on the heels of the 20-year-old wearing a “Z” symbol on his leotard while standing next to Ukrainian athlete Illia Kovtun on the podium; the former won bronze in the parallel bars Saturday while Kovtun took gold. The “Z” mark has been displayed on Russian tanks and vehicles—as well as in propaganda videos on social media—in the Ukrainian invasion and has since become ...
uSports.org
Russian athletes are yet again facing consequences for their country’s invasion of Ukraine, as Russia was banned Tuesday from competing in international ice-skating events. The move comes one day after Russian athletes were disqualified from soccer and hockey competition, the latter of which is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s favorite sport. The International Skating Union (ISU) said that no athletes from Russia or Belarus “shall be invited or allowed to participate” in events until further notice. “The ISU Council reiterates its solidarity with all those affected by the conflict in Ukraine...
uSports.org
Vladimir Putin’s brazen invasion of Ukraine has drawn ire aroundthe globe. World Taekwondo has made its voice heard by stripping the Russian president of his black belt. The international governing body of the sport, World Taekwondo said that Russia’s attack on Ukraine goes against the group’s mantra, “Peace is more precious than triumph,” as well as its values of respect and tolerance. “In this regard, World Taekwondo has decided to withdraw the honorary 9th dan black belt conferred to Mr. Vladimir Putin in November 2013,” it said. Other 9th dan black belt holders include former U.S. Presiden...
uSports.org
Former boxing champions Wladimir Klitschko and Vitali Klitschko are preparing for the fight of their lives, as the former enlisted in the Ukrainian reserve army three weeks prior to Thursday’s Russian invasion and the other brother—the mayor of Kyiv, Ukraine—said this week he’d also take up arms. “I’m calling to all international partners to observe this tragedy that is happening nowadays in Ukraine,” Wladimir said. “I just want to tell you we must stay united against this aggression, against Russian aggression. Don’t let it continue happening in Ukraine. Don’t let it happen in Europe and even...
uSports.org
閲覧を続けるには、ノアドット株式会社が「プライバシーポリシー」に定める「アクセスデータ」を取得することを含む「nor.利用規約」に同意する必要があります。
「これは何?」という方はこちら