Russian athletes

International Skating & Volleyball Federations Ban Russian Athletes From Competition

Russian athletes are yet again facing consequences for their country’s invasion of Ukraine, as Russia was banned Tuesday from competing…

3 years ago

Two Russian Curlers To Lose Bronze Olympic Medals After One Tests Positive For Banned Substance [FULL CAS Statement]

Two Russian Olympic curlers will lose the medals they won in Pyeongchang last week after one of them failed a…

7 years ago

Winter Olympics 2018: Ban On 47 Russian Athletes And Coaches Upheld, 169 Russians To Compete As Independents

A group of 47 Russian athletes has lost a last-minute appeal to their suspensions for doping just as the 2018…

7 years ago

Russian Runner Mariya Savinova, London 2012 Gold Medallist, Banned And Stripped Of Title Over Doping

Russian runner Mariya Savinova, a London 2012 gold medallist, has been stripped of her 800m title and banned until 2019. Russian Olympian…

8 years ago

Russia’s Sports Minister Welcomes IOC Probes After Doping Evidence

Russia's Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has said he welcomes the International Olympic Committee's decision to open investigations into allegations of Russian doping.…

8 years ago

New Report Confirms State-Sponsored Doping By Russia At Olympics

The world's top anti-doping officials called on Monday for Russia to be banned from this summer's Olympic Games in Rio…

8 years ago

IOC President Thomas Bach Allows Vetted Russian Athletes To Compete At Rio Games

Russian athletes who pass an individual test by the International Association of Athletics Federations to show they are clean will…

8 years ago