Champions of terror

Russia uses sport as a tool of propaganda and to circumvent sanctions
Total number:
123
Individuals
Updated: 02.12.2024
The participation of russian athletes in international competitions is a means of whitewashing russia`s reputation (sportwashing), spreading disinformation, justifying and legitimizing aggression against Ukraine among foreign audiences and demonstrating russia`s continued presence in the civilized world
Russian officials in international sports committees and federations remain a russian lobby and an element of strategic influence outside russia, providing ways to establish international relations and cooperation bypassing sanctions
What needs to be done:
  • suspend russian athletes from international competitions
  • exclude russian sports officials from international organizations
Sport should symbolize peace again
 
 
NAGORNY Nikita Vladimirovich
NAGORNY Nikita Vladimirovich
Russian gymnast, Honored master of sports of russia, Olympic champion, three-time world champion, eight-time European champion, Senior instructor for physical training and sports of the sports team of the Central District Directorate of the National Guard troops of the russian federation, Chief of the General Staff of the All-russian children's and youth military-patriotic public movement "Yunarmiya", President of the All-russian physical culture and sports public organization "All-russian Federation of Phygital Sports (Functional-Digital Sports)", Vice president of the russian Gymnastics Federation
He is a member of the russian Guard and holds the rank of junior lieutenant.
In September 2021, the International Gymnastics Federation named a technical element in the all-around competition in Nagorny's honor.
In 2021, he was awarded the Order of Friendship for his sporting achievements at the 2020 XXXII Olympic Games.
Since 2022, he has been a player of the Sakhalinets media football club. Through the Рhygital Sports Federation, which he controls, he provides support to military personnel of the so-called "SVO" in participating in competitions.
He has repeatedly visited the temporarily occupied Crimea.
Рersonally supports the russian military and their families. In 2022, Nagorny invited his fans to send gifts to help russian soldiers.
He was included in the list of putin's confidants and in the initiative group to nominate putin as a candidate for the 2024 presidential election.
He is a member of the the putin's Team public movement and of the all-russian socio-political movement ‘People's Front for russia’ (under sanctions from the EU, Canada, Switzerland and Ukraine), created at putin's initiative to ‘move russia forward through joint efforts’.
As the Chief of the General Staff of the All-russian Children's and Youth Military and Patriotic Public Movement "Yunarmiya", he is responsible for the re-education, indoctrination and militarization of children in the TOT of Ukraine under the guise of "rehabilitation, recreation and education" in order to disseminate information about the "peacekeeping and humanitarian" goals of the russian federation, trying to create a demonstrably positive image of russia as a "peacekeeping country".
He carries out the so-called "military-patriotic" education of the youth of the TOT of Ukraine and prepares them for service in the armed forces of the russian federation.
The All-russian Children's and Youth Public Movement "Yunarmiya" is a military-patriotic organization and one of the main mechanisms for militarization, mobilization and military training of young people in russia. In addition, regional branches of the Yunarmiya are also located in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. Under Nagorny's leadership and direct involvement, Yunarmiya organizes fundraisers and actions in support of the russian military and the so-called "DPR/LPR".
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