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State Duma deputy Svishchev will appeal to the ECHR because of the recommendations of the Latvian Olympic Committee to avoid Russians at the Olympics
First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Physical Culture and Sports of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Dmitry Svishchev told Match TV that he is preparing a lawsuit in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in connection with the recommendations of the Latvian Olympic Committee for its athletes to avoid any contacts, general photographs and communication with representatives of Russia and Belarus.
Earlier, LETA reported that the Latvian Olympic Committee had issued recommendations for its athletes ordering them to avoid any contact, shared photographs and communication outside of competitions with representatives of Russia and Belarus at the 2026 Olympic Games.
— The recommendations of the Latvian Olympic Committee are not just a blatant case of discrimination. This is a deliberate destruction of the very foundations of the Olympic movement, the spirit of which has always been equality, fair fight and unity outside of politics.
Calling on athletes to avoid contact, shared photographs, and even communication with colleagues from Russia and Belarus is not protocol; it is the ideology of sports apartheid. Such actions flagrantly violate the principles of the Olympic Charter, which prohibit any form of discrimination, and turn athletes into hostages of political hysteria.
Sport should unite, not divide. But, apparently, for Latvian sports officials, what is more important is not the results or fair fight, but the demonstration of their racist and Russophobic views. This is a shame for the entire global sports community.
I don’t intend to leave this unanswered. I am preparing an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights against the Olympic Committee of Latvia to protect the interests of Russian athletes whose rights are grossly violated by these recommendations. If Latvia has forgotten what human rights are, we will remind them through international legal mechanisms.
We will also send official requests to the International Olympic Committee demanding a legal assessment of these scandalous instructions and take action against those who are trying to turn sports grounds into an arena for political provocations.
I wish our athletes strength of spirit and confidence. They go to win and show their highest class, and not to participate in petty political games. And those who are trying to isolate them should remember: sport has always been stronger than any temporary political situation. Your discrimination only strengthens our unity and will to win,” Svishchev told a Match TV correspondent.
The 2026 Olympics will take place in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo from February 6 to 22.
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The Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Mikhail Degtyarev said that the ROC will sign a memorandum of cooperation with the Qatar Olympic Committee.
— On the sidelines of the General Assembly of the Olympic Council of Asia in Tashkent, I met with the President of the Qatar Olympic Committee, Vice-President of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), member of the IOC Olympism 365 Commission, His Highness Sheikh Joan bin Hamad Al-Thani.
We discussed issues of bilateral interaction. We agreed to prepare for signing a memorandum of cooperation between the Olympic Committees of Russia and Qatar.
I am sure this will open up new opportunities for the development of sports, support for young athletes and strengthening the partnership between our countries,” Degtyarev wrote in his Telegram channel.
Source: Sportbox
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Belarusian biathletes Dinara Smolskaya, Anna Sola, Stepan Danilov and Anton Smolsky won the mixed relay at the fourth stage of the Alfa-Bank Commonwealth Cup in Raubichi.
The athletes representing the Belarus-1 team showed a time of 1 hour 18 minutes 48 seconds (0 penalty loops + 3 additional rounds).
The Russia-1 team finished second (Anastasia Khalili, Natalia Shevchenko, Saveliy Konovalov and Kirill Bazhin; 0+7; backlog – 36.3 seconds), the Russia-2 team closed the top three (Anastasia Tomshina, Victoria Slivko, Evgeniy Sidorov, Eduard Latypov; 0+7; +1.23.6).
The next stage of the Commonwealth Cup will be held in Sochi from February 11 to 15.
Watch live broadcasts of the Commonwealth Cup races on the Match TV channel, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
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Commonwealth Biathlon Cup: when does it start, where to watch the mixed relay online on January 25
On Sunday, January 25, at the fourth stage of the Alfa-Bank Commonwealth Biathlon Cup in the Belarusian Raubichi, a mixed relay will be held.
The competition will begin at 13:45 Moscow time. The live broadcast will be available from 13:35 on the Match TV and Match! Arena”, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
10 teams will take part in the race, consisting of four biathletes each (2 men and 2 women). The relay has four stages of 6 kilometers each.
Team compositions:
1. Russia-1: Anastasia Khalili, Natalia Shevchenko, Saveliy Konovalov, Kirill Bazhin;
2. Belarus‑1: Dinara Smolskaya, Anna Sola, Stepan Danilov, Anton Smolsky;
3. Russia-2: Anastasia Tomshina, Victoria Slivko, Evgeny Sidorov, Eduard Latypov;
4. Belarus‑2: Irina Shakleina, Elena Kulak, Maxim Vorobey, Nikita Lobastov;
5. Russia-3: Tamara Derbusheva, Yulia Kovalenko, Alexander Povarnitsyn, Oleg Domichek;
6. Belarus-3: Ksenia Vorobey, Alina Zaitseva, Pavel Belko, Dmitry Lazovsky;
7. Russia-4: Victoria Metelya, Anastasia Grishina, Ivan Kolotov, Daniil Usov;
8. Russia-5: Irina Kazakevich, Inna Tereshchenko, Mikhail Strebko, Andrey Ostapiy;
9. Russia-6: Svetlana Mironova, Anastasia Shevchenko, Egor Prokudin, Yaroslav Konkin;
10. Russia-7: Elizaveta Nasotovich, Anastasia Egorova, Vyacheslav Maleev, Ilnaz Muzamedzyanov.
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