Putin played hockey with a schoolboy
Russian President Vladimir Putin played hockey at the GUM skating rink with a nine-year-old participant in the all-Russian action "Tree of Desires" and talked to his family.
In early December, the head of state took part in a charity event, promising to fulfill two wishes written on the Christmas tree decorations.
The author of one of them turned out to be an elementary school student from the Chelyabinsk region Dmitry Aschepkov.
He dreamed of visiting Red Square, skating and seeing where the president works.
Soon, as reported on the Kremlin website, Dmitry, along with his parents, brother and sister, arrived in Moscow.
They visited the Exhibition of Economic Achievements, the Planetarium, the Moscow Zoo, the Patriot Park and the Kremlin.
The boy met Putin already at the rink.
The head of state asked him about his impressions of Moscow, and then invited the Olympic champion Valery Kamensky to the ice.
During training, Dima threw a few goals and at the end of the evening took a picture with the president as a keepsake.
Ovechkin spoke about Putin
Russian striker Alexander Ovechkin spoke about the country's president himself last week.
In an interview with TeamRussia, the captain of the Washington Capitals called him the best president.
“He will always sincerely support the topic, discuss everything with pleasure, share his opinion.
At the same time, you do not have the feeling that you are talking to someone inaccessible, ”the hockey player explained.
In an interview with Sport24, Ovechkin also said that he keeps the service at home, which Putin gave them with Anastasia Shubskaya for their wedding.
Ovechkin also commented on the decision of the UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov to end his career.
The hockey player suggested that the fighter could hold several more fights, "since this is all very spectacular" and Nurmagomedov is "interesting to watch and experience."
The hockey player also boasted of the success of his eldest son Sergei, who first skated.
According to him, the whole family was worried, since the boy is only two years old.
However, as Ovechkin assured, they put on good protection on Sergei and did not suffer from falls.
In conclusion, the athlete admitted that he was not trying to make stars out of his children.
Chilavert plans to become President of Paraguay
The famous Paraguayan goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert has announced his intention to run for the presidency of the country.
Now this position is occupied by Mario Abdo Benitez.
The next elections are scheduled for 2023.
“I am proud to be Paraguayan,” says the 55-year-old Chilavert's campaign poster, which is noticeably immersed in comparison to playing times, but is still recognizable.
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- José Luis FelixChilavert Gonzalez (@JoseLChilavert_) December 24, 2020
Chilavert went down in football history as one of the top scorers among goalkeepers.
He has more than 60 goals to his credit, with eight he spent for the Paraguay national team.
In 1999, the goalkeeper was the first in history among players of his role to score a hat-trick in an official match.
Most often, the Paraguayan hit the opponents' goal from the penalty spot, but also scored from free throws.
After finishing speaking in 2005, Chilavert showed an interest in politics.
He does not have an election program yet, but he is ready to present it in the near future.
Sun Yang's eight-year suspension canceled
The Swiss Federal Court upheld the appeal of the three-time Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang and overturned the decision, rendered by the arbitration panel of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on February 28, 2020, to an eight-year ineligibility for an anti-doping rule violation.
The case concerns the successful appeal by the anti-doping agency of the initial decision of the disciplinary board of the International Aquatics Federation regarding the incident resulting from the attempt to take a doping sample from Sun Yang.
The Chinese man had a falling out with the doping officers of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) back in September 2018, when he came into conflict with them and refused to take a urine test.
The athlete's bodyguard broke the test tube with the blood taken from Ian.
The World Anti-Doping Agency announced its familiarization with the verdict of the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
At the same time, they intend to take the necessary steps to convincingly present their own position on the case when it is again considered by the CAS panel with another chairman.
Soldatova ended her career
Four-time world champion in rhythmic gymnastics Alexandra Soldatova retired.
In her Instagram account, she wrote that she was entering a new stage in her life and was glad to make this decision.
“I'm 22 and I have a lot of interesting things ahead.
I have set myself many ambitious goals and will do everything to achieve them! "
- added the athlete.
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Publication from Alexsandra Soldatova.
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In a conversation with TASS, Soldatova admitted that she does not leave gymnastics and hopes to realize plans and desires related to sports.
And to do this, you need to be completely healthy, she said.
The champion also thanked the coaches who helped her in her career development: Irina Viner-Usmanova, Anna Dyachenko, Olga Nazarova and Irina Kievets.
Later Viner-Usmanova said that Soldatova would help her in the hall as soon as she finished all her affairs.
In addition, the gymnast will take part in demonstration performances.
“She just doesn't want to fight for the Olympic Games now, but just because she doesn't want to be in the gym, knowing that she won't catch up,” Viner-Usmanova explained to RIA Novosti.
The coach added that she tried to persuade Soldatova to stay in the Russian national team, if only for the sake of a salary, but she refused.
The daughter hid the pregnancy from Reztsova
Russian biathlete Kristina Reztsova talked about how she hid the pregnancy from her own mother - the famous athlete Anfisa Reztsova, who at one time won the Olympic Games in biathlon and in cross-country skiing.
As the 24-year-old girl hinted, she did not admit that she was expecting a child, so that Reztsova Sr. did not let her slip ahead of time.
At the same time, she revealed her secret to coach Nikolai Zagursky.
“I even told my mother just a couple of weeks before the Russian Championship.
I was afraid that she would say somewhere in an interview, and it would turn out completely ugly.
I kind of keep quiet, but the media already have it, ”said the biathlete to RIA Novosti.
Reztsova should give birth in late January or early February.
Recently, she has been dealing with the housing issue, since, according to her, living with a child in a one-room apartment in Moscow is cramped.
Therefore, with the future father of the baby, Ivan Anisimov, they took out a mortgage and bought a living space in St. Petersburg.
Reztsova also noticed that she continues to train even with her stomach.