uk_martin 1,606 Posted December 10, 2019 22 hours ago, False dawn said: ... I wasn't aware that Russia had competed in team events in the Olympics etc. under a neutral flag.... "Russia" hasn't and couldn't compete as a team under a neutral flag. Individual Russian athletes, who had proven themselves to be "clean" did compete though, as individuals, with all reference to their country of origin removed (as far as possible) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f-s-p 832 Posted December 10, 2019 It says in Finnish news that if CAS keeps this ruling, it will go down to governing bodies to decide which athletes can still participate. So in our case FIM goes through Russian riders individually and determines if they are still good to go. So who we expect FIM to ban? Ruslan Biktimirov or Laguta bros... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,979 Posted December 10, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, uk_martin said: "Russia" hasn't and couldn't compete as a team under a neutral flag. Individual Russian athletes, who had proven themselves to be "clean" did compete though, as individuals, with all reference to their country of origin removed (as far as possible) How did they compete in say, Ice Hockey then ? Just send one bloke out? bwahahahahaha Castagna talks As I said yesterday the FIM have come to the same conclusion, that the GPs and the ice speedway GPs will go ahead as usual as they are signed under binding contracts https://www.speedweek.com/speedwaygp/news/152894/Sperre-fuer-Russland-Was-aus-den-Grands-Prix-wird.html Edited December 10, 2019 by iris123 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uk_martin 1,606 Posted December 11, 2019 https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/zuzel/858829/zuzel-grand-prix-w-togliatti-pod-znakiem-zapytania-mistrzowie-z-rosji-pojada-pod 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
