| ID | 161077 |
| Title Proper | O sport, tu es... la paix?! o sport, you are peace?! |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Varfolomeyev, A |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | IN GLOBAL SPORTS, 2018 is a remarkable year with its two outstanding events, the XXIII Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang in South Korea in February, and the FIFA World Cup in Russia in June and July, the first FIFA world cup to be hosted by Russia. Since 1994, Winter Olympics and FIFA world tournaments have always been held in the same year, the end-year of a four-year cycle in top-class sporting contests. But the period from 2014 to 2018 was probably the first four-year cycle when, in defiance of all common sense, it was not athletes or fans who called the shots but behind-the-scenes lobbyists in international sports organizations and functionaries in them who were fulfilling odious political contracts. In looking at our numerous athletes who have fallen victim to the global anti-Russian campaign, one has to admit, sad as it is: 0 Sport, you have become war. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol. 64, No.4; 2018: p.137-144 |
| Journal Source | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol: 64 No 4 |
| Key Words | IOC ; Baron de Coubertin ; 2018 FIFA World Cup. |