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1 | Ukraine, Russia: Olympic Athletes’ Birthplace Controversy | Okraina, Rosia: Resabe Momba Ny Toerana Nahaterahan'Ireo Mpifaninana Amin'ny Lalao Olaimpika |
2 | This post is part of our special coverage London 2012 Olympics. | Ampahany amin'ny fandrakofanay manokana ny Lalao Olaimpika 2012 ao Londona ity lahatsoratra ity. |
3 | LVOV REGION (RUS), ZHITOMIR REGION (RUS), UKRAINE REGION (UKR), UKRAINA REGION (RUS): these bizarre geographic names were used last week on the official website of the London 2012 Olympics to describe the birthplaces of at least a dozen of Ukraine-born athletes representing the Russian Federation (e.g., volleyball player Taras Khtey, judoist Vera Moskalyuk, rhythmic gymnast Karolina Sevastyanova, canoeist Alexey Korovashkov). | FARITR'I LVOV(RUS), FARITR'I ZHITOMIR (RUS), FARITR'I UKRAINE (UKR), FARITR'I UKRAINA (RUS): nampiasaina tao anatin'ny vohikala ofisialin'ny Lalao Olaimpika 2012 ireo anaran-toerana hafahafa ireo ny herinandro lasa teo, hamaritana ny toerana nahaterahan'ireo mpifaninana am-polony fara-fahakeliny teraka tao Okraina ary misolo tena ny Federation Rosiana (oh., mpilalao volleyball Taras Khtey, mpanao judo Vera Moskalyuk, mpanao gymnastique rythmique Karolina Sevastyanova, mpivohy lakana Alexey Korovashkov). |
4 | The errors most likely got there due to sloppiness of the Russian Olympic Committee officials responsible for filling in the athletes' biographical data forms and passing the information to the event's organizers. | Nisy ireo olana ireo noho ny baranahiny nataon'ireo manampahefana mpitantana ny Kaomitin'ny Lalao Olaimpika Rosiana nameno ny taratasy firaketana ny mombamomba ireo mpifaninana sy nanome ireo famantarana ireo ho an'ireo mpikarakara ny hetsika. |
5 | Several Russian team members born in the Caucasus and Central Asia had their birthplaces mixed up as well. | Mpikambana maro anaty ekipa Rosiana, teraka tany Kôkazy sy Azia Afovoany no nifangoaro ihany koa ny toerana nahaterahany. |
6 | Many netizens in Ukraine found these misplacements offensive and rather typical, however - a kind of a post-imperial Freudian slip reflecting what's often perceived as Russia's possessive attitude towards its neighbors. | Maro ny mpampiasa aterineto any Okraina no nahta ireo tsy fahatomombonana ireo ho nanafintohina sy efa mahazatra, na izany aza - karazana fisolifatra “Freudienne” taorian'ny vanim-potoan'ny amperora, fitaratr'izay heverina ho fihetsika manjakazaka asehon'i Rosia manoloana ireo mpifanolo-bodirindrina aminy. |
7 | An online protest was launched [uk, en] in response: | Nisy fanoherana iray natomboka [uk, en] tao anaty aterineto ho setrin'izay: |
8 | On the official site of the 2012 Olympics, Ukraine has become part of Russia […]. | Tao anatin'ny vohikala ofisialin'ny Lalao Olaimpika 2012, lasa ampahany iray amin'i Rosia i Okraina […] |
9 | I propose writing angry letters to the Russian Olympic Committee (pr@olympic.ru) and to the organizers of the Olympic Games in London (complaints@enquiries.london2012.com). | Manolotra hevitra aho ny hanoratana taratasy maneho hatezerana ho an'ny Kaomitin'ny Lalao Olaimpika Rosiana (pr@olympic.ru) sy ireo mpikarakara ny Lalao Olaimpika any Londona (complaints@enquiries.london2012.com). |
10 | A sample letter [in English] is below. […] | Misy karazana taratasy [amin'ny teny Anglisy] eto ambany. […] |
11 | Dear (London2012/Olympic) Committee, | Ry Kaomity (Londona2012/Olaimpika), |
12 | I am writing to express my deep disgust concerning your mistake about the russian athletes birth place. | Manoratra ity taratasy ity aho hanehoako ny faharikorikoako tanteraka manoloana ny hadisoanareo momba ny toerana nahaterahan'ireo mpifaninana rosiana. |
13 | Thus, for instance, according to London 2012 web site, Korovashov is born in Ukraina region (RUS) http://www.london2012.com/athlete/korovashkov-alexey-1010562/ and Khtey is born in Lvov region (rus) http://www.london2012.com/athlete/khtey-taras-1013482/ | Ity, ohatra, araka ny voasoratra ao amin'ny vohikala London 2012, teraka tany amin'ny faritr'i Okraina (RUS) i Korovashov http://www.london2012.com/athlete/korovashkov-alexey-1010562/ ary i Khtey kosa teraka tany amin'ny faritr'i Lvov (rus) http://www.london2012.com/athlete/khtey-taras-1013482/ |
14 | It is well known that Ukraine is an independent country and not part of russian federation, and that Lvov (correct spelling Lviv) is situated in Ukraine (and was one of 4 cities of Euro 2012)! | Fantatra tsara fa firenena iray mahaleontena i Okraina fa tsy ampahany amin'ny federasiona rosiana, ary i Lvov (Lviv no tena marina) dia toerana any Okraina (ary iray amin'ireo tanàna efatra nanatanterahana ny Euro 2012)! |
15 | I am really very disappointed by these 'mistakes' and demand to correct them immediately! | Tena diso fanantenana tanteraka aho noho ireo ‘hadisoana' ireo ary mangataka ny fanitsiana azy ireo izao dieny izao! |
16 | Kostyantyn Hryshchenko, Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs, got involved, reporting on the steps taken by his office via Twitter. | Kostyantyn Hryshchenko, Minisitry ny Raharahaham-bahiny ao Okraina, dia nadra an-tànana izany, mitatitra ireo dingana nataon'ny biraony avy amin'ny alalan'ny Twitter. |
17 | Below are Hryshchenko's exchanges [uk] with the online newspaper Ukrainska Pravda. | Eto ambany ireo resaka [uk] nifanakalozan'i Hryshchenko sy ny gazety tao anaty aterineto Ukrainska Pravda. |
18 | @ukrpravda_news: | @ukrpravda_news: |
19 | @Gryshchenko Kostyantyn, can you comment on this? | @Gryshchenko Kostyantyn, afaka mitondra fanehoan-kevitra amin'io ve ianao? |
20 | What does “Ukraine region” mean? | Inona no dikan'ny “faritr'i Okraina”? |
21 | Will there be a reaction from [the Ministry of Foreign Affairs]? pic.twitter.com/fZsa13P7 | Hisy ve hetsika avy amin'ny [Minisiteran'ny ny Raharaham-bahiny] ? pic.twitter.com/fZsa13P7 |
22 | A screenshot of Ukrainska Pravda's tweet addressed to Ukraine's Foreign Minister, featuring a screenshot of the Ukraine-born Russian gymnast's bio page on the London 2012 website. | Sarin'ny bitsik'i Ukrainska Pravda navantana tamin'ny Minisitry ny Raharaham-bahiny ao Okraina, manasongadina sarin'ny pejy mikasika ny mombamomban'ilay gymnaste Rosiana teraka tao Okraina ao amin'ny vohikala London 2012. |
23 | @Gryshchenko: | @Gryshchenko: |
24 | @ukrpravda_news The word “region” definitely shouldn't be there. | @ukrpravda_news tsy tokony ho eo mihitsy ny teny hoe “faritra”. |
25 | A silly mistake even from the standpoint of the English grammar. | Fahadisoana adaladala na dia avy amin'ny fijery ny voambolana Anglisy aza. |
26 | We'll find out whose error it is and get them to correct it. | Hijery ny nanao ireo hadisoana ireo izahay ary hilaza azy ireo hanitsy izany. |
27 | @ukrpravda_news: | @ukrpravda_news: |
28 | @Gryshchenko Keep us posted! | @Gryshchenko Ampahafantaro ny fandehany izahay! |
29 | @Gryshchenko: | @Gryshchenko: |
30 | @ukrpravda_news I've just asked our Embassy in Great Britain to get in touch with the organizing committee of the Olympics, so that they corrected this error. | @ukrpravda_news Vao avy nangataka ny Masoivohontsika any Grande Bretagne aho hiresaka amin'ny kaomity mpikarakara ny Lalao Olaimpika, mba hanitsian'izy ireo io hadisoana io. |
31 | Eventually, some of the errors were indeed fixed (albeit somewhat inconsistently) - while others remain. | Amin'ny farany, voahitsy ireo hadisoana sasany (na dia somary tsy mitombona aza) - raha mbola tavela kosa ireo hafa. |
32 | What used to be “LVOV REGION (RUS)” on Taras Khtey‘s page has turned into “LVOV REGION ()”, Vera Moskalyuk‘s “ZHITOMIR REGION (RUS)” is now “ZHITOMIR REGION ()”, and Karolina Sevastyanova‘s initial birthplace of “UKRAINE REGION (UKR)” is now “UKRAINE (UKR)”. | Ireo izay voasoratra hoe “FARITR'I LVOV (RUS)” tao amin'ny pejin'i Taras Khtey dia nivadika ho “FARITR'I LVOV ()”, ny “FARITR'I ZHITOMIR (RUS)” aan'i Vera Moskalyuk kosa ia lasa “FARITR'I ZHITOMIR ()” amin'izao fotoana izao, ary ny toerana nahaterahan'i Karolina Sevastyanova tamin'ny voalohany, “FARITR'I OKRAINA (UKR)” dia lasa “OKRAINA (UKR)”. |
33 | Alexey Korovashkov still has “UKRAINA REGION (RUS)” in his bio: | Mbola “FARITR'I OKRAINA (RUS)” kosa ny an'i Alexey Korovashkov ao amin'ny pejy mikasika ny mombamomba azy: |
34 | A screenshot of Alexey Korovashkov's bio page on the London 2012 website. | Sarin'ny pejy mikasika ny mombamomba an'i Alexey Korovashkov ao amin'ny vohikala 2012. |
35 | The gaffe and the subsequent Ukrainian reaction didn't go unnoticed on Twitter. | Tsy nandalo fotsiny ilay hadisoana ary tsy azo nodian-tsy hita ny fihetseham-pon'ireo Okrainiana tao amin'ny Twitter naterany. |
36 | User @MeybeGiuliia mentioned Sol Campbell, a retired English football player, who, back in May, didn't think it was safe for the English fans to come to Ukraine for the Euro 2012 (the fans did come anyway and later informed Campbell, through a mock protest in Donetsk, that he had been “wrong”): | Nanonona an'i Sol Campbell, mpilalao baolina kitra Anglisy nisotro ronono ilay mpampiasa Twitter, @MeybeGiuliia izay, tamin'ny volana Mey, tsy nihevitra fa tsy hampidi-doza an'ireo mpankafy ny ekipa Anglisy ny ho any Okraina tamin'ny Euro 2012, , (tonga ihany anefa ireo mpankafy ary taorian'izay dia nampahafantatra an'i Campbell, avy aminà sarintsarinà hetsi-panoherana tany Donetsk, fa “diso” izy): |
37 | ATT GB Olympic committee: Ukraine - isn't REGION of Russia, it's COUNTRY. | ATT GB Kaomity Olaimpika: Okraina - dia tsy FARITR'i Rosia, fa FIRENENA. |
38 | Please, ask Sol Campbell. | Miangavy anareo hanontany an'i Sol Campbell. |
39 | Joel Draper (@DraperMovies) mentioned the Russia-Ukraine controversy along with two others that preceded the Olympics, including the South/North Korean flag mix-up (GV text is here): | Nanonona ilay resabe momba an'i Rosia-Okraina miaraka amin'ireo roa hafa nandritra ny Lalao Olaimpika teo aloha i Joel Draper (@DraperMovies), isan'izany ny fanafangaroana ny sainam-pirenen'i Korea Avaratra/Atsimo (eto ny lahatsoratry ny GV): |
40 | Yesterday the issue was a flag mix up, today it's Ukraine being a ‘region' of Russia and a welsh player being listed as english #London2012 | Omaly ny fanafangaroana ny sainam-pirenena no olana, androany kosa dia ny mahalasa an'i Okraina ho ‘faritr'i Rosia sy ny mpilalao Gallois iray nosoratana ho Anglisy #London2012 |
41 | JaWill (@lgyyjaw) used the #olympicgeography hashtag in this summary of the situation: | Nanmpiasa ny tenifototra #olympicgeography i JaWill (@lgyyjaw) tao anatin'ny famintinany ilay raharaha: |
42 | Ukraine is a region of Russia #olympicgeography #London2012 | Faritr'i Rosia i Okraina #olympicgeography #London2012 |
43 | User @Voloschka wrote: | Nanoratra i @Voloschka : |
44 | Did these people even learn geography? | Mba nianatra jeografia ve ireo olona ireo? |
45 | Official London 2012 Olympics website's a mess. http://www.kyivpost.com/content/sport/russian-olympic-committee-annexes-ukraine-region.html … | Tsy misy dikany mihitsy ny vohikala ofisialin'ny Lalao Olaimpika 2012 ao Londona. http://www.kyivpost.com/content/sport/russian-olympic-committee-annexes-ukraine-region.html … |
46 | Jonathan Campion (@jonathancampion) wrote this, linking to the not-yet-amended bio page of Karolina Sevastyanova: | Nanoratra ity i Jonathan Campion (@jonathancampion), mampifandray amin'ny pejy mikasika ny mombamomban'i Karolina Sevastyanova izay mbola tsy novaina: |
47 | This hasn't gone down well in Kyiv: an Olympic gymnast from the “Ukraine region” of the Russian Federation. http://www.london2012.com/athlete/sevastyanova-karolina-1013451/ … | Tsy nahafaly an'i Kyiv loatra izany: gymnaste Olaimpika avy any amin'ny “Faritr'i Okraina” ao anatin'ny federasiona Rosiana. http://www.london2012.com/athlete/sevastyanova-karolina-1013451/ … |
48 | And so did Nikolaus von Twickel (@niktwick): | Ary tahaka izany ihany koa no nataon'i Nikolaus von Twickel (@niktwick): |
49 | They won't risk a war because of a beautiful sportsmenka [female athlete]? | Tsy misy ady tokony hatahoran'izy ireo noho ny sportsmenka iray tsara tarehy ve [mpifaninana vehivavy]? |
50 | MT @jearlemsk Russian #Olympics gymnast from “Ukraine” region http://www.london2012.com/athlete/sevastyanova-karolina-1013451/ … | MT @jearlemsk gymnaste Rosiana #Olympics avy any amin'ny faritr'i “Okraina” http://www.london2012.com/athlete/sevastyanova-karolina-1013451/ … |
51 | And The Economist's Edward Lucas (@edwardlucas): | Ary i Edward Lucas, avy amin'ny The Economist (@edwardlucas): |
52 | Ukraine is a “region” in Russian eyes (according to bio of an Olympic athlete) http://l2012.cm/QD92zX | Okraina dia “faritra” iray eo imason'ireo Rosiana (araka ny mombamombanà mpifaninana Olaimpika iray) http://l2012.cm/QD92zX |
53 | On Facebook, Ukrainian journalist Vakhtang Kipiani also posted a screenshot of Karolina Sevastyanova's page, along with the opening words [ru] of the Soviet anthem: | Ao amin'ny Facebook, namoaka sary iray avy ao amin'ny pejy mikasika ny mombamomba an'i Karolina Sevastyanova ihany koa ilay Okrainiana mpanao gazety, Vakhtang Kipiani, miaraka amin'ireo teny fanokafana [ru] ny hiram-pirenena Sovietika: |
54 | “An unbreakable union…” Yuck. | “Firaisana tsy mety ravàna…” Dain. |
55 | Kipiani's post generated nearly 70 comments; below are a few of them [uk; ru]. | Niteraka tsikera teo amin'ny 70 teo ny lahatsorat'i Kipiani; ireto ambany ireto misy vitsivitsy amin'izy ireo[uk; ru]. |
56 | Yuri Beresten: | Yuri Beresten: |
57 | The spectre of the Soviet Union has started haunting Europe again! | Nanomboka nanangatra ao Eoropa indray ny angatry ny Firaisana Sovietika! |
58 | Oksana Stebelska : | Oksana Stebelska : |
59 | This is simply unacceptable… | Tsy azo ekena tsotra izao ity… |
60 | Vlodko Tomash: | Vlodko Tomash: |
61 | A disaster… oy-oh… unacceptable… while the fact that [the Ukrainian state officials] are [stealing] billions and dooming the country to annihilation is something we can close our eyes to… […] | Loza… oy-oh… tsy azo ekena… raha zavatra afaka hikipiantsika maso ny [fangalaran'ireo] [mpitondra fanjakana Okrainiana] lavitrisa sy mandetika ny firenena amin'ny fahalevonana tanteraka… […] |
62 | Oleh Pastukhov: | Oleh Pastukhov: |
63 | Just an ordinary sports betrayal that everyone is used to already. | Famadihana amin'ny fanatanjahantena tsotra izay efa tsy mahagaga ny tsirairay fotsiny ihany. |
64 | […] People have been selling their motherland for gold and food for a few thousand years already. | […] Efa nivarotra ny tanindrazany ho anà volamena sy sakafo mandritra ny arivo taona vitsy ny vahoaka. |
65 | Victoria Veremiienko (in reply to Oleh Pastukhov): | Victoria Veremiienko (ho famaliana an'i Oleh Pastukhov): |
66 | […] I wouldn't call this betrayal - if a country is offering decent work conditions […], why would [an athlete] refuse? | […] Tsy hiantso izany ho famadihana aho - raha manome fepetra tsara hiasàna ny firenena […], nahoana no handà izany ny [mpifaninana iray]? |
67 | (and for an athlete this is work). | (ary ho anà mpifaninana dia asa io). |
68 | The same way one can consider it a betrayal that thousands of Ukrainians are going abroad to earn money. | Mitovy amin'izany ihany, afaka mandray ny fandehanan'ireo Okrainiana an'arivony any ivelany hahazoam-bola ho famadihana ny olona iray. |
69 | Karolina Sevastyanova, the Ukraine-born Russian rhythmic gymnast - and “the face” of this controversy, did not seem to be aware of the seriousness of the situation. | Karolina Sevastyanova, ilay Rosiana gymnaste rhythmic teraka tany Okraina - sy ny “endrik'ity” resabe ity, dia toa tsy tonga saina amin'ny fahasarotan'ity raharaha ity. |
70 | On her Vkontakte page [ru], a friend posted a note [ru] about the gaffe, but in the comments to this post there were no mentions of the protest letter-writing campaign or of the high-ranking Ukrainian official's involvement. | Tao anatin'ny pejiny Vkontakte [ru], nisy namany namoaka fanamarihana[ru] momba ilay hadisoana, nefa tanatin'ireo tsikera amin'ity lahatsoratra ity dia tsy nisy fanononana ilay fanentanana hanao taratasy fanoherana na ny mahavoarohirohy ny mpitondra avo Okrainiana iray. |
71 | The athlete's fans and friends were mainly wishing Sevastyanova good luck, she was chatting back, and the discussion [ru] was in general very friendly and apolitical: | Nirary soa ho an'i Sevastyanova ireo mpankafy azy sy ireo namany, namaly azy ireo izy, ary amin'ny ankapobeny dia resaka[ru] feno finamanana sy tsy nahitàna loko politika no natao: |
72 | Zlatoslav Kalinich: | Zlatoslav Kalinich: |
73 | Accept our congratulations! | Raiso ny fiarahabanay! |
74 | Ukraine is proud that it now has such an athlete))) | Tretrika i Okraina fa manana mpifaninana tahaka anao amin'izao fotoana izao))) |
75 | Maxim Sedoplatov: | Maxim Sedoplatov: |
76 | Most likely, Karolina was born in Ukraine, and is Ukrainian, but lives in and represents Russia. | Ny azo heverina kokoa, teraka tany Okraina i Karolina, ary Okrainiana, nefa mipetraka sy misolo tena an'i Rosia. |
77 | And the organizers must have thought that the region in which Karolina was born (Ukraine) is part of Russia. | Ary mety nieritreritra ireo mpikarakara fa ampahany amin'i Rosia ilay faritra nahaterahan'i Karolina (Okraina). |
78 | Is that true? | Marina ve izany? […] |
79 | [I guessed it right!] | [Marina ny vinavinako!] |
80 | Moreover, Karolina was born in Kiev! | Ary koa, teraka tao Kiev i Karolina! |
81 | Well, well, now there's nothing surprising for me here! | Ie, ie, tsy misy zava-mahagaga ahy intsony izao! |
82 | Kiev women have always been known for their beauty! | Fantatra noho ny hatsarany foana ireo vehivavy avy ao Kiev! |
83 | Karolina Sevastyanova: | Karolina Sevastyanova: |
84 | A huge thank you ) I'm very pleased! | Fisaorana mitafotafo) mankasitraka tanteraka aho! |
85 | Yes, I was born in Kiev. | Eny, teraka tany Kiev aho. |
86 | But since early childhood I have lived in Moscow. | Nefa hatramin'ny fahakeliko dia niaina tany Moskoa aho. |
87 | And, naturally, Russia is my native country ) | Ary, araka izany, Rosia no tanindrazako) |
88 | Natasha Kosinova: | Natasha Kosinova: |
89 | Karolina, which passport do you hold? | Karolina, pasipaoro inona no eo am-pelatananao? |
90 | Russian or Ukrainian? | Rosiana sa Okrainiana? |
91 | I've never lived in Ukraine! | Tsy mbola niaina tany Okraina aho! |
92 | I was only born there. | Teraka tany fotsiny. |
93 | The passport is Russian. | […] Rosiana ny pasipaoroko. |
94 | On Twitter, where Sevastyanova (@Karolisha_S) has nearly 850 followers, she wrote: | Ao amin'ny Twitter, izay ananan'i Sevastyanova (@Karolisha_S) mpanaraka eo amin'ny manodidina ny 850 eo, nanoratra izy: |
95 | After they reported everywhere that I had been born in Kiev, I am getting friend requests exclusively from Ukrainians! | Taorian'ny nitateran'izy ireo teny rehetra teny fa teraka tany Kiev aho, mahazo fangatahana ho mpinamana avy any amin'ireo Okrainiana manokana fotsiny aho! Ampahany amin'ny fandrakofanay manokana ny Lalao Olaimpika 2012 ao Londona ity lahatsoratra ity. |