{"id":59719,"date":"2024-01-08T14:51:08","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T11:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=59719"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"sports-solidarity-foundation-urges-belarusian-athletes-to-avoid-competitions-in-russia","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59719\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Solidarity Foundation urges Belarusian athletes to avoid competitions in Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo_2024-01-08_12-40-34.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo_2024-01-08_12-40-34.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo_2024-01-08_12-40-34-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo_2024-01-08_12-40-34-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo_2024-01-08_12-40-34-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo_2024-01-08_12-40-34-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Russian Ice Hockey Federation)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  \n  <figcaption>\n  \n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 8, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The Belarusian Sports Solidarity Foundation (BSSF) has urged athletes to avoid participation in competitions and training in Russia, its Telegram channel said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement described today&#8217;s Russia as &#8220;the most toxic state in the whole world.&#8221; Belarusian athletes should minimize contact with their Russian counterparts to be able to return to European and global sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also recommended athletes to resume informal contacts with European and especially Ukrainian athletes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Athletes should use all opportunities to save Belarusian taxpayers&#8217; money and improve their skills if there is no way to avoid competitions in Russia, the BSSF noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the start of Russia\u2019s full-scale war on Ukraine in late February 2022, the International Olympic Committee called on the international sports federations not to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete. 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