Belarusian Sport Solidarity Foundation

Kotau has been sentenced to 12 years in absentia in Belarus for standing up for athletes and opposing dictatorship. Now he has gone missing in Turkey. The world must not stay silent. #StandWithBelarusianAthletes

⚡Urgent: Anatol Kotau, BSSF International Coordinator, is missing in Turkey. We call on the international sports community and human rights organizations to urgently engage Turkish authorities and ensure an immediate investigation. #FreeBelarus #WhereIsKotau

Anatol Kotau, former NOC Secretary General, sports leader, and defender of athletes’ rights, disappeared in Istanbul on Aug 21. We urgently ask for international solidarity and swift action to protect him. 📧 bssfbel@gmail.com | 📱 +48 571 064 991

Dynamo Minsk vs. Copenhagen Thursday, Nov 28, Dynamo faces Copenhagen in the Conference League group stage in Azerbaijan. Watch live on STV at 20:40 Belarus time. Dynamo seeks their first points, Copenhagen aims to improve their 29th position. ⚽🔥

Athletes in a neutral status can now compete in individual swimming events, open water swimming, synchronized swimming, and diving disciplines. 🚫 Ban on participation in water polo tournaments remains.

Rafa Nadal, one of the greatest ever, played his final match on November 19th in Malaga, closing an extraordinary career. "I was just a kid from a small village who followed his dreams," Rafa said in his farewell speech. Gracias, Rafa, for inspiring the world. 🙌

🚨 A KU Leuven report reveals professional soccer violates global safety standards, risking player health. 👉 FIFA’s packed schedules (like the expanded Club World Cup) drive fatigue & injuries. 👉 EU laws may be breached. Players demand change. #PlayerSafety #FIFA

⚡️The BSSF, along with major sports organizations, joined the appeal to WADA. The appeal was due to the lack of transparency from WADA and World Aquatics regarding the doping tests of 23 Chinese swimmers. Read the full appeal in the attached photos.

⚡️BSSF continues to verify Belarusian athletes for neutrality. We are pleased to announce that athletes Yauheni Zalaty and Tatsiana Klimovich, who will represent academic rowing, meet all IOC criteria.

🇺🇦Ukrainian high jumper and 2017 world silver medalist Yuliya Levchenko has spoken to The Guardian about her experiences during the war in Ukraine. Read here: theguardian.com/sport/article/…

⚡️Dear friends! From April to the end of May this year, the Belarusian Sport Solidarity Foundation conducted an audit of its financial activities for the year 2023. Read more👇🏻

❗️ Statement of the Belarusian Sport Solidarity Foundation — BSSF opposes the use of Belarusian territory for nuclear weapons threats ❗️

Belarusian athletes led by the BSSF and Ukrainian Athletes led by Vladyslav Heraskevych with the support of the Open Society Foundation (🇺🇸) to launch an important initiative ahead of the Olympics. More details: instagram.com/p/C6dfkz9IryV/…

The BSSF has officially released a statement regarding the eligibility criteria provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. We commend the IOC's commitment to fairness and inclusivity. Please find our full statement attached🔽

⚡️Former Polish Gymnastics Federation General Secretary Piotr Dec will take part in the open debate from BSSF and BELSAT TV The open debate will take place on October 6 in the Warsaw studio of the BELSAT TV channel and online More: facebook.com/events/2832978…

⚡️MEP Tomasz Frankowski will participate in an open debate organized by BSSF and BELSAT TV. ❗️The debate, scheduled for October 6th, will take place at the BELSAT studio in Warsaw and will also be accessible online. More: facebook.com/events/2832978…

⚡️Michaela Šojdrová, the Vice-Chairwoman of the Committee on Culture and Education of the European Parliament, will participate in the debate organized by BSSF and BELSAT TV More: facebook.com/events/2832978…

Oct 6: Open Discussion on the BELSAT TV: "Olympic Games in Paris in Shadow of the War in Europe" Representatives of IOC, EOC, NOCs of 🇺🇦🇵🇱🇱🇹, European Parliament, International Sport Federations are invited. More: facebook.com/events/2832978…

For the second year in a row, Ukraine celebrates its holiday amidst a harrowing war, and the BSSF continues to support the Ukrainian people, because only together can we achieve the true ideals of peace, freedom, and independence. Glory to Ukraine!🇺🇦

⚡️39 members of the European Parliament sent an official proposal to Thomas Bach and 27 national Olympic committees for a decision on the conditions of admission of athletes from Russia and Belarus to the Olympic Games.