The world's sports leagues are issuing their own restrictions on Russia

The world's sports leagues are issuing their own restrictions¹ on Russia

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The sports world is grappling with how to respond to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Leagues such as the NHL and FIFA are pushing back.

A MARTINEZ, HOST:

Sports leagues are responding to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The National Hockey League says it's suspending relationships with business partners in Russia, and FIFA, the governing body of professional soccer, suspended Russia from the World Cup.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

The International Olympic Committee is urging other events besides the Olympics to exclude Russia, as well as Belarus, the Russian-dominated state that is now a base for the attack.

MARTINEZ: But the IOC fell short of calling for Russians and Belarusians to be totally barred from the Paralympic Games, which start Friday in Beijing. Dozens of Olympic athletes signed a letter, though, urging the committee to go ahead and bar them, too.

KYLE SHEWFELT: I couldn't sign that letter quick enough.

MARTINEZ: Kyle Shewfelt is a Canadian Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics.

SHEWFELT: You're saying do as I say, not as I do by not cutting off these athletes at the Paralympic Games. You need to send them home immediately.

MARTINEZ: The open letter reads, in part, athletes in Ukraine are united by this call.

SHEWFELT: Why should there be an exception made for Russian and Belarussian athletes to compete at the Paralympic Games when some athletes are not able to even train in their environments in Ukraine because they're being bombed overnight?

INSKEEP: The World Players Association spoke³ up also, saying the reputation of sport can no longer be undermined by bad actors.

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1 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。