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Only half-related detail, the European track cycling championships are in Minsk next month: http://www.uec.ch/en/event/149/2021-uec-track-elite-european-champio
by tremon 5y ago
Only half-related detail, the European track cycling championships are in Minsk next month: http://www.uec.ch/en/event/149/2021-uec-track-elite-european-championships http://www.uec.ch/en/event/149/2021-uec-track-elite-european...
The Dutch cycling union is now recommending its athletes not to compete there.
- tweetle_beetle 5y agoI'm not familiar with all of the bureaucracy and hierarchies of the organising bodies, but it looks like a Belarussian and a Russian were elected to the management board of the UEC in March [1]. It will be interesting to see how that affects decisions. [1] https://minskeurotrack.com/en/news/news/20210329-the-chief-of-belarusian-cycling-federation-became-a-member-of-the-uec-management-board https://minskeurotrack.com/en/news/news/20210329-the-chief-o...
- getlawgdon 5y agoWADA multi-year ban of Russia -- the entire country -- prohibits them from international competition. The very few Russian athletes who pass special criteria can compete stateless. Why would track cycling allow any Russian official near a position of authority, especially in a strength/explosiveness sport?
- thecupisblue 5y agoBecause for any "council", "federation", "organisation", "committee", the sport is not about the sport, but about money, power and influence of people in the aforementioned group.
- alkonaut 5y agoThe IIHF World Hockey Championships should have taken right now in Minsk and Riga. They are currently taking place only in Riga. I'm sure no one regrets that decision right now. Unfortunately Belarus were allowed to participate.
- flurdy 5y agoThere was also a controversy over the removal of Belarusian flags in Riga yesterday: https://twitter.com/IIHFHockey/status/1397115536815935491 https://twitter.com/IIHFHockey/status/1397115536815935491