12 March, 2024
Tatiana Minina, a Russian taekwondo athlete who supports the war in Ukraine, has qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.Following the qualification last Saturday of Maksim Khramtsov, another Putin supporter, Tatiana Minina's participation would further discredit the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which seems unable to enforce its own rules.Minina is a member of the Russian military, violating the IOC’s regulations for the participation of Russian athletes under a neutral banner.She has been awarded by Sergey Shoigu, Russia’s Defense Minister, for "services rendered to the Russian army," and by Alexey Teksler, governor of the Chelyabinsk region, who is sanctioned in multiple countries for his close ties to the Kremlin and his role in Russia’s military mobilizatio...
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10 March, 2024
SCANDAL AT THE OLYMPICS: Tony Estanguet, we need your help!Russian taekwondo athlete Maksim Khramtsov qualified yesterday for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
However, he actively supports Putin and Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine. The Olympic Games are meant to celebrate peace—do we really want to invite individuals like him?Khramtsov is affiliated with the Russian military, having received an honorary certificate from Russia’s Minister of Defense in 2022 and a medal for his “significant contribution to strengthening the prestige of the Russian army” from Sergey Shoigu, the Russian Defense Minister.He has also openly expressed his support for Putin and the war in Ukraine on social media, in posts that have since been deleted to mislead the IOC and create a false impression of n...
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27 February, 2024
Anastasiia Chyzhevska: A rising star of Ukrainian Women’s Judo, fighting against all oddsAt just 21 years old, Anastasiia Chyzhevska has already experienced the horrors of Russian aggression twice.In 2014, she was forced to flee her hometown of Luhansk after it was occupied by pro-Russian militias. She and her family relocated to Irpin, near Kyiv.But in February 2022, her new home came under siege by the Russian army. The dojo where she trained was destroyed, and once again, she was forced to flee. It was the last time she would see her father, who was killed defending Ukraine.Now a refugee in Hostomel, Anastasiia continues to train despite enduring grief and the constant insecurity of living in a country under relentless bombardment. Sometimes, ...
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