German Open badminton tournament 2022 Russian and Belarusian athletes are banned

Before the 2022 German Open badminton tournament officially kicked off, the World Badminton Federation made a decision to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating in international tournaments.

German Open badminton tournament 2022 Russian and Belarusian athletes are banned

Following in the footsteps of the International Sports Federations that placed sanctions on sports of Russia and Belarus, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) has canceled the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials at international tournaments. .

In addition, tournaments hosted by Russia and Belarus will be canceled and a new host country will be found.

A representative of the World Badminton Federation said: “The BWF has stepped up measures against the governments of Russia and Belarus. We have suspended athletes and officials representing these countries from participating in any BWF-approved international tournaments until further notice.

This is in line with the new recommendations from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board published on February 28. This decision is intended to maintain the integrity of the competitions and ensure the safety of all athletes.

The BWF will stand in solidarity with the entire international sports movement to call on all parties to stop acts of violence and restore peace.”

It is known that the ban on badminton athletes and officials of Russia and Belarus will take effect from tomorrow (March 8), the opening day of the 2022 German Open badminton tournament.

However, a small number of athletes will be able to participate in two international Para badminton tournaments in Spain. Talking about this case, the BWF said that a small group of athletes had arrived in Spain before the war. But the players will compete as neutral athletes, with no flags or anthems.

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American basketball star Brittney Griner arrested in Russia

Recently, the New York Times reported that the Russian Federal Customs Service arrested an American basketball player at Sheremetyevo airport near Moscow (Russia).

The New York Times reported that the Russian Federal Customs Service arrested an American basketball player at Sheremetyevo airport near Moscow after finding a vape bottle containing cannabis essential oil in her luggage. this girl.

Customs authorities did not disclose the person arrested, but only said that she had won two Olympic gold medals.

According to Interfax, citing a source from the Russian Federal Customs Service: “A drug sniffer dog indicated that there was narcotics in the luggage because it detected a specific odor. After the bag was X-rayed, the airport staff checked this person’s luggage and discovered that there were many bottles of vape oil extracted from marijuana

Recently, a video has been posted on MXH that is related to this incident and has been confirmed to be true. The video shows a girl going through security with a sweater and mask and then customs officers taking something out of her luggage.

After that, the information of the person arrested was identified as Brittney Griner – the American basketball star who won 2 Olympic gold and 2 World Cup championships. According to recorded information, Brittney Griner has been on a plane to leave Russia since February on the recommendation of the US about tensions between Russia and Ukraine.

That means Griner has been detained in Russia during the past time in Russia. Although police did not specify how much essential oil containing banned substances that the star transported, Russia’s customs agency said that they were “opening a large-scale drug investigation”. If convicted in Russia, Griner faces between five and ten years in prison.