{"id":268816,"date":"2026-06-09T07:57:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T04:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.kupitiblog.ru\/545\/riding-the-wave-russian-athletes-boost-wake-surfing-amid-ban-controversy\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T07:57:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T04:57:52","slug":"riding-the-wave-russian-athletes-boost-wake-surfing-amid-ban-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.kupitiblog.ru\/545\/riding-the-wave-russian-athletes-boost-wake-surfing-amid-ban-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Riding the Wave: Russian Athletes Boost Wake Surfing Amid Ban Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/span><span class=\"photoview__desc-text\">Wakesurfing<\/span><img src=\"https:\/\/demo.kupitiblog.ru\/545\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a42b379471f58ed9ab2e21609ce6cad4.jpg\"  \/><span class=\"article__news-services--label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"article__news-services--list\">\n<li class=\"article__news-services--item social-service\" title=\"Telegram\" data-name=\"telegram\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"article__news-services--item social-service\" title=\"X\" data-name=\"twitter\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Efforts by Western powers and sports authorities to exclude Russian athletes from competitions could be described as \u201cattempts to cancel Russians and Belarusians,\u201d says John Shields, president of the Competitive Wake Surf Association (CWSA), USA.\u201cThere were pet competitions, cats, dogs, that type of stuff that Russians were banned from participating in. There were music, art and cultural events that Russians were excluded from. And of course, we all know the economic, diplomatic and political things that have happened over the years,\u201d he recalls.\u201cOne of the things that we evaluated was what we were going to do, based on what we saw happening with other sport bodies, to think about this more broadly,\u201d Shields adds. \u201cSo if we substituted the word Russian for blue eyes, okay, everybody with blue eyes gets banned. Or hair color or race or, you know, whatever immutable characteristic of a person you want to talk about. No one would find that acceptable.\u201dHe praised the contribution by Russians to the development of wake surfing, noting that \u201cover the past or at least 15 years the Russian competitors have been involved in wake surf competitions all over the world, and most especially those sanctioned by the CWSA.\u201d\u201cRules, standards, that type of stuff, the contributions of the Russian members and the Russian community in general has been very strong and very influential in the development of the sport,\u201d Shields says. Beyond Politics&#8217;A More Important Task Here \u2013 Sport&#8217;: Moscow Holds World Wakesurf Cup 202429 July 2024, 19:18 GMTCommenting on the Golden Stage of the World Series of the International Wakesurfing Association CWSA that was held in Moscow earlier this month, Shields described the competition as a \u201cworld class event.\u201d\u201cThe vibe for the competitors, the spectators, all the participants in the event was very focused on sport, on having a good time, enjoying wake surfing and watching the competitors in the event. The level of sport, as it&#8217;s developed over the last several years, is incredible,\u201d Shields said.  He also appeared unamused by the recent opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris, arguing that \u201ca number of themes\u201d present in said ceremony did not help \u201cto unify athletes, to celebrate their achievements, to celebrate their participation and to develop unity, friendship and understanding among the participating athletes.\u201d\u201cThere&#8217;s the issue of the religious and religion-related issues. There&#8217;s also, I see a fair amount of commentary regarding gender and sex related cultural issues. And of course, there&#8217;s the overhang in the games of the exclusion by many of the International Federations, of Russian and Belarusian athletes from the event,\u201d Shields explains.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/sputniknews.com\/20240731\/riding-the-wave-russian-athletes-boost-wake-surfing-amid-ban-controversy-1119583765.html\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wakesurfing Efforts by Western powers and sports authorities to exclude Russian athletes from competitions could be described as \u201cattempts to cancel Russians and Belarusians,\u201d says John Shields, president of the Competitive Wake Surf Association (CWSA), USA.\u201cThere were pet competitions, cats, dogs, that type of stuff that Russians were banned from participating in. 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