Russia Olympic team
IOC president hits out at Russia’s ‘blatant violation’ of Olympic charter
Thomas Bach, the IOC president, also attacked Russia for its “scandalous manipulation” of the anti-doping system at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics
Sean Ingle
06, Mar, 2024 @6:18 PM
Russian and Belarusian athletes allowed to compete at Paris 2024 Olympics
The IOC said Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympics as long as they have not supported the war in Ukraine
Sean Ingle
08, Dec, 2023 @3:59 PM
Russia’s Olympic Committee suspended by IOC for violations against Ukraine
Russia’s Olympic Committee has been suspended for violating the Olympic charter after it incorporated sports bodies from four territories annexed from Ukraine
Sean Ingle
12, Oct, 2023 @3:59 PM
Russian athletes could compete at Paris Olympics even if Ukraine war continues
Russian athletes have been offered a path to compete at the Paris 2024 Games even if the war in Ukraine continues to rage for another 18 months
Sean Ingle
09, Dec, 2022 @3:04 PM
Russia and Belarus face ban from Paris Olympics, warns senior IOC member
Russia is facing a ban from the Paris Olympics as a consequence of the invasion of Ukraine, Sir Craig Reedie has warned
Sean Ingle
11, Jul, 2022 @2:00 PM
Winter Paralympics: Russian athletes competing as neutral sparks backlash
The International Paralympic Committee will allow Russian athletes to compete at the Winter Games which begin in Beijing this week
Paul MacInnes
02, Mar, 2022 @4:46 PM
IOC calls for international event ban for athletes from Russia and Belarus
The IOC has recommended that Russian and Belarussian athletes be prevented from competing in international events
Paul MacInnes and Agencies
28, Feb, 2022 @3:39 PM
The Olympics face an existential crisis. An American-led effort could save them | Steve Mesler and Jeff Porter
The Olympic movement risks lurching even further into an existential crisis if major problems aren’t addressed, and many of the levers for change lie in Americans’ hands
Steve Mesler and Jeff Porter
21, Feb, 2022 @10:00 AM
US anti-doping chief dismisses Russian Olympic ban as a ‘farce’
The CEO of the US Anti-Doping Agency, Travis Tygart, has dismissed the punishment handed down for Russia’s state sponsored doping program as a ‘farce’
Guardian sport
31, Jul, 2021 @1:10 PM
Russia in all but name: the ROC team go to Tokyo with a siege mentality | Andrew Roth
A muted run-up in Russia has focused on how Russia’s ongoing punishment for doping infringements will be enforced
Andrew Roth in Moscow
22, Jul, 2021 @7:00 AM
Russian athletes face blanket ban at Tokyo 2020 unless Rusaf admits lies
Russia has been warned that its athletes will be banned from the 2020 Olympics – unless it accepts senior officials lied to help a world champion escape a doping ban
Sean Ingle
29, Jan, 2020 @7:22 PM
BOA demands the ‘fullest possible sanctions’ be taken against Russia
The British Olympic Association has called for the ‘fullest possible sanctions’ to be taken against Russia following the four-year World Anti-Doping Agency ban imposed for alleged manipulation of doping data
Guardian sport and agencies
11, Dec, 2019 @4:51 PM
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