There have been widespread protests against the decision to allow Russia back into international ice hockey tournaments, angering Russia. “We have launched aggressive diplomatic and legal measures on Vladimir Putin’s orders,” Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev said, according to the state-run Russian news agency Tass.
Ice hockeyIt was possible to get back into other skiing sports. Now Russia hopes for the same outcome for biathlon and is also appealing that suspension to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The International Biathlon Union responds by saying that the competition rules do not allow neutral athletes.
SportsThe EU's personal sanctions against Russia will continue for at least another half-year, despite threats from Hungary to let them expire. Four people are removed from the list – but not the notorious oligarch Mikhail Fridman.
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