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Naturally, the world of sports in Russia was also affected by the attack at Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk on the outskirts of Moscow.
The Russian Football Federation was quick to cancel Monday's friendly against Paraguay in the capital, and other friendlies by local teams were later cancelled.
Anastasia Glazunova, five-time Russian champion in ballroom dancing (where it is defined as a sport) was present - but was not injured.
"I was with a group of about 30 people. When the attack started, someone signaled us to leave and we all ran away quickly."
One of those murdered in the attack was Alexei Rudnitsky, an amateur ice hockey player who played in a local league in Jerusalem.
Many athletes expressed their condolences to the families of the dead and sent recovery wishes to the injured.
After the players of the Russian national team arrived at a medical center to donate blood, Dynamo Moscow announced that all its players unanimously decided to act in a similar way - and donate blood to the wounded.
Dynamo's player, Eli Dassa, is staying with the Israeli national team and may contribute after he returns to Russia.
"I was with a group of about 30 people. When the attack started, someone signaled us to leave and we all ran away quickly."
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"This is an inhumane, terrible, painful attack," said Tatiana Nabka, ice skater and former Olympic champion, "the mind and heart refuse to understand or believe. Dozens of innocent people died. I share in the grief of the families and wish a speedy recovery to the injured, some of whom are fighting for their lives." .
In the Russian Hockey League, some games were postponed, but others went ahead as planned.
Roman Rotenberg, the Jewish coach of SKA St. Petersburg (son of the famous businessman and close to Vladimir Putin, Boris Rotenberg), talked about his team's match against the Motorist team today: "We are soldiers. If the league instructs us to play - we play."
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