Russia is currently third in the overall medal standings at the 2023 ALBA Games, boasting 17 gold, 11 silver and three bronze medals. Russia’s national…
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Category: Sports
Moscow slams practice of barring Russian athletes from Olympic events on political grounds
“Our principled position is that this issue must not be politicized and athletes must not be denied participation in sports events on political grounds,” says…
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Russia-Ukraine war has killed 262 Ukrainian athletes, sports minister Vadym Huttsait says
Meeting the visiting president of the International Federation of Gymnastics, Morinari Watanabe, Huttsait said no athletes from Russia should be allowed at the Olympics or…
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Why Putin cares about Russia’s athletes competing abroad
While Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine drags into its second year, its athletes are hoping to get back on the sports field. The International Olympic…
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Russia’s sports exile and the controversy surrounding ‘neutral’ Russian athletes
Since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine War, Russian athletes have been barred from most sporting events or had to compete as ‘neutral’ athletes. With the…
View More Russia’s sports exile and the controversy surrounding ‘neutral’ Russian athletesRussia offers to host new sports event with China, India
Russia offered Wednesday to host a new multi-sports event for countries such as China and India which are members of a regional grouping known as…
View More Russia offers to host new sports event with China, IndiaRussia’s sports exile and the controversy surrounding ‘neutral’ Russian athletes
Since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine War, Russian athletes have been barred from most sporting events or had to compete as ‘neutral’ athletes. With the…
View More Russia’s sports exile and the controversy surrounding ‘neutral’ Russian athletesRussia offers to host new sports event with China, India
Russia offered Wednesday to host a new multi-sports event for countries such as China and India which are members of a regional grouping known as…
View More Russia offers to host new sports event with China, IndiaRussia stripped of hosting swim worlds, moved to Singapore
Russia was stripped of hosting the 2025 swimming world championships on Thursday and Singapore was awarded the event by the governing body of the sport. Russia had originally been…
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Olympics: IOC stands firm against banning Russia despite risk of boycott
The Olympic movement is facing its biggest dilemma since the Cold War: bow to demands to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes or risk the first…
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