Taras Ivakin – a hostage of circumstances 09:00 08/22/2014 The sportsman’s career is threatened by political wars. Taras will definitely not quit armwrestling, but his future plans are certain – he will not fight in the oncoming World Cup. Not what you were looking for? Search for other text. “ With years you realize that the air of freedom is made not only of oxygen ” – said Valentin Domil. This sentence sums up Ivakin ’ s situation pretty well. He is regenerating his form and trying to get back on top. Unfortunately, there are many obstacles in his way. Neither his age nor his injuries are a problem. He ’ s a hostage of the political situation of his country. Devoted readers of armpower.net know, that Taras serves in the Ukrainian military. That ’ s why he couldn ’ t go to the A1 Russian Open 2014. Taras is flooded with work, he has no time to train right now. Political reasons are holding him back. He will not start in the next World Cup. Will he manage to make Nemiroff ’ s? He