Category: World Sports

Russia and Belarus as neutrals at Paralympics; banned from biathlon

Published by DPA Athletes from Russia and Belarus can compete as neutrals at the Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing despite the invasion of Ukraine, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) decided Wednesday. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had recommended sports ban athletes from the two countries altogether with the neutral option secondary “wherever this is not possible on short notice for

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Stage set for QOC Ultimate Race

Doha: The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) will organize the first edition of its Ultimate Race 2022 which aims to provide the community members with opportunity to practice Triathlon in a competitive atmosphere.The event will be staged at Katara from Mar…

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IOC opens door for Russia, Belarus athletes ban, FIFA to follow

Published by DPA The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday opened the door for sports federations to exclude athletes from Russia and Belarus from international events, and football’s FIFA swiftly followed suit. The unprecedented decision by the IOC executive committee came in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, named a “breach of the Olympic Truce by the Russian government

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Team Qatar shooters shine in ISSF World Cup

Cairo: The Qatari national shooting team began their campaign at the 2022 ISSF World Cup (Rifle/Pistol) on a high note. The event is held in Cairo, Egypt from February 26 to March 08 with participation of 506 shooters from 60 countries.Aysha Al Suwaidi…

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FIFA sanctions Russia but resists calls for World Cup ban

Published by DPA World football’s governing body FIFA decided on Sunday that no international matches should be played in Russia and that its flag and anthem were not welcome, but stopped short of kicking them out of the World Cup for now. French Football Federation president Noël Le Graët earlier became the first significant figure in the sport to suggest

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Qatar’s victories continue at Saudi Cup<

Khalifa Bin Sheail’s HADI DE CARRERRE lands Obaiya Arabian Classic CupQatar’s horses continued to dazzle at the Saudi Cup and left their mark on the second and final day of the meeting with another black-type success after they had captured two victori…

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