End of the WPA Russia Ban

[garczar]

He got grabbed at an airport coming back in to the USA. They’ve upped their game at the ports of entry. Sounds like sounds like the local school (and perhaps local police) have not done likewise.

AFAIK DO has a work visa now but he is still in the process of overturning the 5yr ban.

 

[justnum]

Does the IOC or WCBS have authority over the EBF Russia?

Why target players when Sports Federation are not?

Russia's Fedor missed out major titles opportunities, letting Germany's Joshua Filler become champion.

Does the European Billiard Federation have any plans for the Russian chapter? Ending the ban on Fedor is great but what about banning Russia Sports Federations from holding titles or sanctioned events?

The East European Council has not addressed any of the current events.

Federation Of Billiard Sports Of Russia - East European Billiard Council

ebc-billiard.com

 

[Woodshaft]

Formula One racing took the Russian event off of the schedule and Russian driver Mazepin was fired from the Haas team, both due to the Ukraine invasion. Russians have also been banned from Ice Skating, skiing, basketball, track, soccer and Hockey, among others.

The NHL (hockey) hasn't done anything as far as their large Russian player base goes-- nothing has changed. Alex Ovechkin is still on pace to become the NHL's all-time career goal scorer, for example.

 

[Vahmurka]

The NHL (hockey) hasn't done anything as far as their large Russian player base goes-- nothing has changed. Alex Ovechkin is still on pace to become the NHL's all-time career goal scorer, for example.

The NHL is a private business, mind you, and presumably they can count their money well. I mean, that's a different story to the sports under IOC. The NHL is not under any organization, even the IHF.

 

[kling&allen]

The NHL is a private business, mind you, and presumably they can count their money well. I mean, that's a different story to the sports under IOC. The NHL is not under any organization, even the IHF.

There's a good reason that most of the professional sports are not under the IOC or other international federations.