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Russian and Belarusian karate athletes detained in Poland
Authorities in Poland have detained 15 karate athletes from Russia and Belarus who arrived for the world championship. Organizers reported that the Russian athletes had not submitted formal applications and entered the country on tourist visas. Russian officials have accused Poland of blocking the competitors from participating.
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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
4 differing positions reported on attribution across 4 publishers; unresolved.
- agentstvoРоссия
- verstkaРоссийских
- meduzaпольская сторона
- notesfrompolandPoland
2 differing positions reported on status across 6 publishers; unresolved.
- theinsзадержали
- agentstvoобвинила
- vot-takвыдворили
- verstkaоштрафовали и обязали покинуть
- meduzaвыдворили
- notesfrompolandexpels
WherePoland
51.717, 19.212 ±400 km
First reported5 days ago
Published2026-10-20 14:48 UTC
Sources6
How this travelled.
Reports7Independent tellings6
6 independently corroborated tellings.
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Global Event Monitor. Russian and Belarusian karate athletes detained in Poland. 2026-10-20T14:48:05.041Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:6642. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-20/15-fc8c7795
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