The head of the Belarus Sport Solidarity Foundation (BSSF), three-time Olympic swimming medallist Aliaksandra Herasimenia, has put her 2012 World Championship gold medal up for sale to "support all Belarusians", as a response to a criminal case opened against her by the Investigative Committee of Belarus.
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has claimed the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision to refuse to recognition his son’s election as National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus (NOCRB) President is "political", and that the country will seek to "hold out" for its independence.
Viktor Lukashenko has replaced his father Alexander Lukashenko as National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus (NOC Belarus) President, an appointment that is likely to result in sanctions from the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said the organisation will wait for the outcome of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus (NOC Belarus) elections before making a decision on whether the country’s flag will fly at Tokyo 2020.
Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto is due to address the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board when it holds its monthly meeting tomorrow, which once again will be taking place virtually.
More than six weeks ago, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced a series of "provisional measures" against Belarus.
International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel has suggested Belarus will receive financial compensation after the country was stripped of co-hosting the Men's World Championship.
International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel has admitted that his visit to Minsk last week had been open to misinterpretation.
Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has denied her representatives spoke with International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel prior to his controversial meeting with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko.
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International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel has claimed a meeting with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko was held with "a serious tone" and was to "open and maintain a constructive dialogue" on this year's Men's World Championship.
International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel has been pictured with the Belarusian Ice Hockey Association President Dmitry Baskov, who the world governing body are supposed to be investigating for his role in an alleged murder, at a Kontinental Hockey League in Minsk.
Viktor Lukashenko took part in a visit to a children's home in Minsk organised by the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus (NOCRB).
International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel has admitted the organisation is in talks with countries which could replace Belarus as co-host for this year's Men's World Championship.
International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel insists he is willing to meet representatives of Belarusian opposition groups and the Belarus Government "at any time" and "anywhere in Europe" in order to achieve "a constructive dialogue on how to perform the 2021 World Championship outside of political objectives."
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