Circassia was a country and a historical region in the North Caucasus along the northeast shore of the Black Sea. It was conquered and occupied by Russia during the Russian-Circassian War (1763–1864), after which 90% of the Circassian people were either exiled from the region or massacred in the Circassian genocide.
Circassians are an indigenous Northwest Caucasian ethnic group and nation native to the historical country-region of Circassia in the North Caucasus. As a consequence of the Circassian genocide, which was perpetrated by the Russian Empire in the 19th century during the Russo-Circassian War, most Circassians were exiled from their homeland in Circassia to modern-day Turkey and the rest of the Middle East, where the majority of them are concentrated today. The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization estimated in the early 1990s that there are as many as 3.7 million Circassians in diaspora in over 50 countries.
James Edward McInally is a Scottish football manager and former player, who was most recently the manager of Scottish League One club Peterhead. He played for Dundee United for 10 seasons in which he won the 1993–94 Scottish Cup and played in the 1987 UEFA Cup Final. At United he was also a three time Scottish Cup runner-up.
The European Handball Federation (EHF) is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded on 17 November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and two associated federations, and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.
Alan Bruce McInally is a Scottish former professional footballer, sports reporter and pundit.
CS Minaur Baia Mare, commonly known as CS Minaur or simply Minaur, is handball team based in Baia Mare, Maramureș, Romania.
The Russia national handball team is controlled by the Handball Federation of Russia. Russia is designated by IHF and EHF.
The Russia women's national handball team is the national team of the Russian Federation. It is governed by the Handball Union of Russia and takes part in international handball competitions.
The Handball Federation of Russia commonly known by its acronym, HFR, is the national governing body of handball in Russia. Its headquarters are in Moscow, Russia, and its president is Sergey Shishkarev. HFR is responsible for the organization and governance of handball's major local championships in Russia, most notably the Russian Handball Super League, held since 1992.
Inal Arsenovich Getigezhev is a Russian former professional footballer. In 2018 he played for Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino.
Inal Nekhu was the Supreme Prince (King) of Circassia from 1427 to 1453 who unified all Circassians into one state. He led campaigns into several countries and expanded borders on all directions. He was the founder of several Circassian tribes, mainly Kabardia, Besleney, Temirgoy, Zhaney, and Hatuqwai.
Bergischer Handball-Club 06 is a handball club from the cities of Wuppertal and Solingen, Germany, that plays in the Handball-Bundesliga.
Inal Otarovich Pukhayev is a Russian former football midfielder.
The Russian Handball Super League (RHSL) is the top men's professional team handball league in Russia.
Stuart McInally is a Scottish former professional rugby union player who played as a hooker most notably for United Rugby Championship club Edinburgh and the Scotland national team.
Inal Valikoyevich Tasoev is a Russian judoka.
Inal Batuvych Ardzinba is the current Minister for Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia.
The 2023 World Judo Championships were held at the Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena in Doha, Qatar, from 7 to 14 May 2023 as part of the IJF World Tour and during the 2024 Summer Olympics qualification period, concluding with a mixed team event on the final day.
Dynamo Astrakhan 
HC Motor Zaporizhzhia 
Minaur Baia Mare 
Bergischer HC 
Telekom Veszprém 
