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Russia, largely excluded from international sports, hosts athletes at BRICS Games

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Thousands of athletes in both major and obscure sports will be vying for medals in the Russian city of Kazan at the sixth BRICS Games, an international competition shadowed by politics amid Russia's exclusion from major sports events.The games opened Wednesday, which Russia observes as its independence day holiday, underlining the key role that sports plays in its national identity.Since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russi…

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Russia, largely excluded from international sports, hosts athletes at BRICS Games

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Thousands of athletes in both major and obscure sports will be vying for medals in the Russian city of Kazan at the sixth BRICS Games, an

1 year ago·United States

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Russia, largely excluded from international sports, hosts athletes at BRICS Games

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) -- Thousands of athletes in both major and obscure sports will be vying for medals in the Russian city of Kazan at the sixth BRICS Games, an international competition shadowed by politics amid Russia's exclusion from major sports events.

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Nearly 5,000 athletes, 90 countries and thirty sports: Russia launches the BRICS Games, an alternative competition to the Olympic Games

The BRICS include Brazil, Russia, Russia, India, China and South Africa in particular. The opening ceremony of these Games took place on Wednesday in Kazan, Russia.

1 year ago·Strasbourg, France

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