Comment from the Embassy of Russia in Germany regarding Germany's… (глухой · германия · игра)
Comment from the Embassy of Russia in Germany regarding Germany's refusal to allow Russian athletes participation in the European Youth Games for the Deaf. According to information available to the Embassy, the German Association of the Deaf Sports (Deutscher Gehörlosen-Sportverband;
Consensus
- Germany's Deaf Sports Association (DGSV) decided not to allow Russian athletes to participate in the European Youth Games for the Deaf.
- The decision was made in coordination with the German government.
- The games are scheduled to take place in Hanover in August 2026.
- The Russian embassy communicated this decision and criticized it as politically driven.
- DGSV cited alleged public opposition in Germany as justification for the exclusion.
- The Russian side stated that the decision contradicts a March 17, 2026 ruling by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) allowing full participation of Russian junior athletes with flag and anthem.
- The Russian embassy claimed the move violates principles of equality and non-discrimination in sports as outlined in the Olympic Charter.
Points of divergence
- Maria Zakharova stated that if not for Russia, Germany would have continued 'disposing' of disabled people during wartime, calling the German decision a moral monstrosity. — vesti
- Maria Zakharova made the same statement about moral monstrosity and referenced the historical claim regarding disability treatment in Germany. — tg_tass_agency
Coverage (13 sources)
- The Society of the Deaf Criticized Germany Over Its Decision Regarding Youth Games — Вести
- Zakhrova: Germany's exclusion of deaf Russian athletes is a moral abomination — Вечерняя Москва
- Zakharova calls Germany's decision to bar Russia from deaf youth games a moral abomination — Вести
- Germany Refuses to Allow Russian Athletes at Deaf Youth Games — Дождь
- Germany Refuses to Allow Russian Athletes at European Deaf Youth Games — Дождь (Telegram)
- Germany Excluded Russians from Participation in European Deaf Youth Games — Вечерняя Москва
- Germany has banned Russian athletes from the Deaf Youth Games — Вести
- German authorities did not allow Russians to participate in the European Youth Games for the Deaf — Коммерсантъ
- Comment by the Russian Embassy in Germany Regarding Germany's Refusal to Allow Russian Athletes Participation in European Deaf Youth Games — МИД России
- Germany Refuses to Allow Russian Athletes at European Deaf Youth Games; Russia's Embassy in Germany Calls for Restoring Access — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Germany Refuses to Allow Russians to Participate in Deaf Youth Games — Ведомости
- German Association, in coordination with German authorities, decided not to allow Russians to participate in European Youth Games... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Germany Refuses to Allow Russian Athletes at European Deaf Youth Games — РИА Новости (Telegram)