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This article is about World Cup Sochi 2022, World Championship Moscow 2022, European Championship Moscow 2022, World Cup Kharkiv 2022, World Cup Kharkiv 2022, World Championship Kiev 2022, World Championship Kiev 2022, World Cup Kiev 2022, World Cup Kiev 2022 and European Championship Kharkiv 2022
In the wake of Russia's invasion in Ukraine the World Rock 'n' Roll Confederation (WRRC) decided to cancel all competitions planned to take place in the Russian Federation for 2022. The action taken, however, is considered to not be sufficient by many. The Ukrainian Federation of Acrobatic Rock 'n' Roll (UFARR) calls for a ban of all russian athletes from international competitions and appeal to the national federations for support. Your Rock-n-Swing Dance Portal seconds this appeal and requests from the WRRC to follow their call.
Connected in sport, the Olympic Idea is that the athletes of every country should compete in their disciplines through wars and crises. Sport has the reach to set an example and send a message to those in power, as has happened before, e.g., recently in the Black Live Matters movement, when sportsmen and women throughout the world, took the knee in major competitions. It's a demonstration of unity and a public assembly behind those who are being done injustice to, in this case to all People of Color (PoC). Sports is and will therefore always be political.
Now is the time that we, as the Acrobatic Rock 'n' Roll (ARR) and Boogie Woogie (BW) community, unite behind the people of Ukraine, who experience injustice, in a similar manner. The WRRC has decided to follow the direction of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) "to cancel or reallocate all events which should take place in Russia in 2022". This affects the World Cup Sochi in May and the World Championship and European Championship Moscow in November. Before, the IOC has condemned Russia for a breach of the Olympic Truce.
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