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I've messaged one of the directors of Poznan to see if he knows yet. It was mentioned somewhere last week that they are still waiting for confirmation but they think it'll be Sunday at 1400. I'll confirm once I have the answer..

I'm sure you're bright enough to understand he had nothing to do with the decision to invade Ukraine, even if others aren't...

I live close to Edinburgh and my wife of nearly 25 years is Russian. That doesn't mean she likes or supports Putin, does it? In fact she detests him. Most of her circle of friends here are Ukrainians and the already strong bonds between them have only strengthened over the course of the past year. Comments like yours are simply inflammatory and display a total lack of understanding of the whole situation. Similarly, Emil has lived in Poland for many years, has had Polish citizenship for many years and just because he was born in Russia, you seek to paint him as a Putin supporter. Pathetic.

I agree. But I'm asking only because I follow this pretty closely and haven't heard or seen any evidence to suggest it's going to happen any time soon.

We will see. But it has been discussed in various Polish articles over the winter that Emil, Artem and Kudriaszow (unfortunately now retired) would only be granted permission to race in Poland due to having citizenship there as Poles. For the FIM to backtrack on their previous stance re the banning of Russians would be surprising to say the least. Are you saying something has changed?

Do you have a source for this?

Grudziadz have received the news that Wadim Tarasienko's Polish citizenship will be granted, and he will be available for selection for them. Massive boost to the club!

https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/zuzel/1041256/uslyszal-diagnoze-i-konczy-kariere-grozi-mu-amputacja-nogi As R&R stated, very sad news from Kudriaszow above.

Tickets won't be available before February.

You didn't reply as to what "global citizenship" is, if it is indeed anything! And if it would take 6 months, then as I said, Emil will only be riding in Poland this year. It has already been stated multiple times in the Polish media that he will only be allowed to race in Poland in 2023.

What is "global citizenship"? What I stated was correct. There is no chance for Emil to race anywhere other than in Poland this year.

Wrong. He's not allowed to race anywhere other than in Poland.

It can't possibly happen. Russians are not allowed to race anywhere. As he has a Polish licence (and citizenship) he is allowed to race there, but he absolutely won't be allowed to race in the UK, or anywhere else as his Polish licence won't cover him anywhere other than Poland.

No they won't be. They are only allowed to race in Poland, as it's against Polish law to discriminate against their own citizens - both hold Polish citizenship.

https://youtu.be/C0BtEnfhXeE Another link here.

Russian Individual Championship, stages 1 and 2 , December 17/18, details including streaming links within this post here from the Ice Gladiators FC Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/icegladiatorsFC/permalink/1486260485229637/

Russian Super League stages 1/2 this weekend. December 10/11..all details within this post, including line ups and race card. Will be broadcast via YouTube, on this channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBuZhb543-j_pL5kW0NhmEw and if blocked, on the other channel listed within the post: https://www.facebook.com/groups/icegladiatorsFC/permalink/1486269675228718/

Hi Conkers, Te best place to catch all the steaming is via the "Ice Gladiators FC" Facebook group. This is a direct link to it here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/icegladiatorsFC/?ref=share One of the admins there, Anton Terebenin posts details of upcoming meetings, and whether they will be streamed or not. In many cases he himself streams them, and he's pretty good, with a decent level of English too, allowing you to interact and converse with him via the chat on the streams. Be aware that some streams will be via YouTube and others via the Ice Gladiators VK page (VK is a Russian version of Facebook) but all are good quality. If you need any more help, ask me and I'll give you more precise details closer to match days once I see the links appearing.

No issues at Rawicz. Lots of redevelopment going on there and a wealthy owner. It's a completely different place from even 5 years ago.

If not speed at announcing their team line ups weekly...!

Ryanair have Monday to Monday direct flights to Wroclaw next year from Edinburgh.

I'm assuming like me, you are an Edinburgh fan? I've been to Wroclaw many times and it's my favourite of all Polish cities. The Old Town square is the largest in all of Poland, bigger even than Krakow's, and one of the most beautiful of the city's places to be. If you are there only for the race off and final, then you'll likely spend a lot of your time in and around the Square, where there are many great bars and restaurants to choose from. One of my preferred eating places in the Square is the Italian place O Sole Mio, and it's perfectly possible to meet riders there - Zmarzlik was having pasta for lunch just a couple of tables away from me on the day of the 2019 GP there. But to be honest, wherever you choose, you'll get a decent meal at a good price. Bars are plentiful too, and as it's the SWC, there will be speedway fans milling around all the time, including me! When the sun goes down the bars come alive around the Square and beyond. There are too many good places to really mention, but Casa de La Musica in the Square has a great atmosphere and is busy basically until you decide to go to bed, which can easily see it continuing until 5am or afterwards. PRL next door is also good. If like me you're planning to be there for the whole event and are going to be staying for a week, then you'll probably want to explore a bit more. Look out for the hundreds of wee gnomes all around the city - they have their own websites which tell you about them all, and are a big tourist attraction. Sky Tower, the only skyscraper in Wroclaw is definitely worth a visit, but you will have to book tickets in advance as it's busy in the summer. Tickets aren't expensive, (23zl - less than £5) and the lifts rocket you up to the top of the building - 49 floors up - in less than 50 seconds! The view from the gallery at the top is amazing! Link below... There is a water park to go open air swimming, a large sauna centre with dozens of public saunas (I'm going to try this place next year) and it's great fun getting the tram (again inexpensive) out from the city centre in any direction for a few stops and just investigating. No doubt you've seen some of the links below, but I'm adding them in case you haven't. PM me or message back here if you want any more information! https://galeria.skytower.pl/punkt-widokowy https://www.wroclawguide.com/en/ https://www.getyourguide.com/wroclaw-l2036/ https://visitwroclaw.eu/en/top-10-attractions-wroclaw

Leszno themselves have now confirmed he won't be back.

VK link here: https://vk.com/video-81427162_456239461

VK link here: https://vk.com/video-53550004_456241231