Author: Lizzie Gray

Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, said most of the governments of the 90 countries participating in the 2022 Winter Olympics (Beijing) did not choose to join the diplomatic boycott of the event. The United States, the United Kingdom and Australia are among the countries that recently announced their diplomatic boycott of the Games, which will be held between February 4-20 in Beijing, due to China’s human rights record, a stance the Chinese government has described as a “political one.” In the European Union, countries like France are seeking a common response from the bloc, but the bloc…

Russian President, Russian President Vladimir Putin, confirmed on Wednesday, September 15, that he will attend the opening of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, in February 2022, after Western leaders announced an announcement Diplomatic boycott Protesting human rights violations in China. The statement came during a conference call with the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, where he stated that “a new model of cooperation has been formed between our two countries, based on issues of principles such as non-interference in internal affairs.” The announcement also comes amid intense turmoil between Moscow and the West, following accusations of an increased military presence on…

Pour Martin Hermann LONDON (Reuters) – Some Premier League teams may consider the vaccination status of potential recruits when they want to bolster their squads in the January transfer window, as a spike in Covid-19 cases raises fears of delaying the streak. Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard and Crystal Palace coach Patrick Vieira said on Tuesday that vaccination status may be a factor to consider in the decision-making process. The English Premier League announced, on Monday, the re-accreditation of “emergency measures” after 42 cases of Covid-19 were recorded among players and club delegations during the past week, ahead of the…

Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala has confirmed that he will travel to Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games in China, where the Asian country will hand over the baton to Italy, the host nation for the 2026 edition of the mega sporting event. The 2022 Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing, China Photo: EPA/ANSA – Brazil With this decision, the Italian politician will not follow the same steps as countries that decided to diplomatic boycott the Beijing Olympics, such as the United States and the United Kingdom. “I will need to go to Beijing in February and…

Gold medalist at the London (UK) Games in 2012, Sarah Menezes will coach the women’s judo team during the Olympic Games in Paris (France). The announcement was made by the Brazilian Model Confederation (CBJ) on Monday (13). The show will take place on Tuesday (14), at the opening of the selectivity that will determine the 2022 national team, in Pindamonhangaba (SP). Sarah retired from Hussr at the end of 2020 after announcing that she was pregnant – her daughter Nina was born in May of this year. The 31-year-old native Biaui (15 of them in the main selection) who also…

The weekend marked the end of the international Paralympic competition calendar in 2021, with important results for Brazil. The highlight is the Paratikondo World Championships, which was held in Istanbul (Turkey), between Saturday (11) and Sunday (12), where the national delegation won seven medals, one of them gold, with Silvana Fernandez. On her way to the title in the category up to 58 kg in the K44 class (athletes who unilaterally amputated the elbow to the hand joint), the girl from Paraíba beat Russia’s Rajanina Karina, Turkey’s Tojci Sen and Jamze Gordal. This last duel repeated the dispute for the…

polio committee Brazilian Andrew Parsons was re-elected president of the International Paralympic Committee on Sunday. One candidate, Parsons has been leading the entity since 2017, receiving 98% of the valid vote. The new term runs until 2025. Andrew Parsons has been president of the Brazilian Paralympic Committee and the Paralympic Committee of the Americas, and has held various positions within the Paralympic movement for the past 24 years. Parataekwondo Brazil’s Silvana Fernandez won the gold medal in the men’s 75kg category at the World Paratikondo Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. In total, the country won 7 medals, 1 gold, 1 silver…

Taiane Justino is a hugely promising Brazilian weightlifter. Photo: CBLPThe future of Taiane Justino from Rio de Janeiro would have been different had it not been for two key factors that have lit her path. The girl, who was 12 years old, was in favor of joining sports starting with athletics on the initiative of her mother Claudia. Another detail that contributed to the success was living in Mangueira. The neighborhood in central Rio de Janeiro has been coordinating the Instituto Mangueira do Futuro since 2012, which he joined.The institution was born with the Mangueira Social Program 25 years ago…

British forces disembark from a flight in Kabul at Brize Norton Air Force Base in Oxfordshire – POOL / AFP The United Kingdom on Saturday (28) ended its operation to withdraw from Afghanistan after leaving a flight with its last soldiers in the country, and said it regretted being unable to evacuate hundreds of Afghan collaborators. The Ministry of Defense said on Twitter that “a recent flight carrying members of the British Armed Forces has left Kabul”, a message accompanied by a picture of soldiers looking tired as they boarded the plane. Hours earlier, the United Kingdom sent its last…

Four months after taking Olympic gold, Ana Marcella returned to compete in the early hours of Sunday and won, once again, the highest podium place on the Israel stage in the FINA/CNSG Swin Marathon Word Series. The four-time world champion was the fastest in the 10 km distance with a time of 2 hours 01 d 36 seconds. The French ship Oceane Cassignol came second with a difference of 2 hours 01 minutes and 38 seconds. Italian Guilia Gabbrielleschi completed the podium. The race was held in Praia Real on the Red Sea in Eilat. He commented on this by…