Mari Motohashi, a former Japanese representative of curling girls, updated her SNS while various voices were raised from the sports world following the military invasion of Ukraine by Russia. I posted a message that my grandfather, who had experienced the "people" Tokyo air raid, always said, "I can't do anything about war."
In response to this message, Anna Hasselborg, a Swedish skip player who played against Loco Solare, the Japanese representative of the Beijing Olympics represented by Mr. Motohashi, sent a red heart pictogram, and Mr. Motohashi responded with the same pictogram. increase.
The World Curling Federation also announced on the 25th that it has decided to hold the European Championships scheduled for November in Perm, Russia, at another venue.
On its official website, the World Curling Federation said, "We share the concerns of the international community about the ongoing situation in Eastern Europe and, together with the IOC = International Olympic Committee, strongly condemn the Russian government's violation of the Olympic Truce. I hope that it will be resolved quickly and peacefully. "