Ukraine loses if Russians, Belarusians not banned, says ski coach
The head coach of the Ukrainian freestyle skiing team said a failure to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from international competition will represent a loss for Ukraine.
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Fencing-Poland scraps women's foil World Cup over Russian athletes-federation
BERLIN : Poland has cancelled the women's foil World Cup set for April 21-23 in Poznan after the international fencing federation (FIE) decided to readmit Russian and Belarusian athletes while the war in Ukraine is ongoing, the Polish fencing federation said on Wednesday.
The Ukrainian film "20 Days in Mariupol" received the second American award
The feature-length documentary film "20 Days in Mariupol" by Ukrainian journalist, writer and director Mstyslav Chernov became one of the winners of the 47th International Film Festival in Cleveland (Ohio, USA). The documentary about the blockade of Mariupol and the crimes of the Russians received a prize in the "Standing Up" category, where films about important social events, activism, and the fight for justice compete. This is already the second American award for Chernov's debut film — in January 2023, "20 Days in Mariupol" won the Audience Award at the largest independent film festival in the United States, Sundance. The film also won the Cinema for Peace Award (Berlin, Germany) in the "Best Documentary" category. In addition, the film received two awards of the prestigious Royal Television Society 2023 journalistic award (Great Britain) in the nominations "International News Coverage" and "Exclusive of the Year", and personally Mstyslav Chernov - in the nomination "Operator of the Year". Also, the award in Cleveland in the category "Films from Central and Eastern Europe" was won by the feature film "Pamfir" by Dmytro Suholytkyy-Sobchuk.
Ukraine disputes Wagner Group claim it controls the city of Bakhmut
As the battle for the control of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine rages on, soldiers have been trying to evacuate the few residents who still remain there.
After Italy blocked access to OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot, will the rest of Europe follow?
Italy has become the first Western country to block ChatGPT, a popular chatbot powered by artificial intelligence (AI).
Yellowknife can't afford to host 2026 Arctic Winter Games unless N.W.T. takes the lead, says mayor
If Yellowknife agrees to host the 2026 Arctic Winter Games (AWG), Mayor Rebecca Alty says it would need a lot of help from the territorial government.
Britain confirms boycott of men's world championships
LONDON : British boxers will not take part in the men's amateur world championships in Tashkent after the country also boycotted last month's women's event in India amid mounting concern about the sport's Olympic future.
GB Boxing not sending boxers to IBA championships in Uzbekistan due to concerns
GB Boxing has confirmed that it will not be sending boxers to compete in the upcoming International Boxing Association (IBA) Men’s World Boxing Championships in Uzbekistan.