IOC lifts sanctions against Russian athletes
Furthermore, the IOC temporarily reinstated the ROC's membership
Russian Olympic Committee
Russians could risk breaking law by participating in Paris Olympics
The International Olympic Committee is working to minimize the number of Russian athletes at the Paris Olympics, the press service of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) reports. The ROC said that the neutral athlete procedure …
Russia asks IOC to use Tchaikovsky’s music at Olympics in Tokyo
The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has sent to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) a request for using Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s musical peace instead of the country’s national anthem at awarding ceremonies of Russian athletes during …
Tokyo waits for Russian Olympic athletes
Russia will compete at the Olympics in Japan
Yevgenia Medvedeva became ambassador of Russian national team at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
She played key role in restoration of Russian Olympic Committee's status
WADA considers news sanctions against RUSADA
The World Anti-Doping Agency said that Russian authorities had failed to provide access to laboratory doping data by their year-end deadline and it will consider sanctions against the Russian Anti-Doping Agency. WADA's Compliance …
Russian Olympic Committee to focus on reinstating Russia in IOC
Reinstating Russia in the International Olympic Committee and possibly strengthen its positions will be the main task for the Russian Olympic Committee, its President Stanislav Pozdnyakov said, TASS reports. "Of …
Stanislav Pozdnyakov chairs Russia's Olympic Committee
Stanislav Pozdnyakov has been elected new President of the Russian Olympic Committee. The organization’s election was held at the Olympic Assembly that took place in Moscow on Tuesday. …
Russian Olympic Committee's membership in IOC reinstated
The International Olympic Committee has reinstated the membership of the Russian Olympic Committee in the organization, ROC President Alexander Zhukov said. "Today, we received a letter from the IOC on the …
Russia asks IOC to invite 15 athletes to Olympics
The Russian Olympic Committee asked the International Olympic Committee to allow 15 Russian athletes to take part in the 2018 Olympics, Vice President Stanislav Pozdnyakov said. "The medals are now being returned …
Mutko: Russia unwilling to accept IOC sanctions
Russia cannot accept sanctions that Disciplinary Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), chaired by Denis Oswald, imposed on the Russian participants in the Sochi Olympics, the country's Deputy Prime Minister …
Kremlin backs decision to send Russian athletes to 2018 Olympics under neutral status
Russia's President Vladimir Putin backs the decision made by the Olympic Assembly of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) to clear national athletes for participation in the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea under the …
Russia's athletes ready to compete at Olympics under neutral flag
Russian athletes are overwhelmingly in favor of competing at the upcoming Pyeongchang Olympics, the chairperson of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) athletes' commission, Sofia Velikaya, said. …
Zhukov: Russia's boycott of Pyeongchang Olympics unacceptable
The first vice-speaker of the State Duma, Russian Olympic Committee President Alexander Zhukov described Russia's boycott of the upcoming Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games as absolutely unacceptable "When you …
Russia's top Olympic official apologizes for doping violations
Russia's top Olympic official Alexander Zhukov apologized to the International Olympic Committee board for doping violations ahead of its ruling that Russian athletes must compete under a neutral flag in Pyeongchang. …
Russians to take part in 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics as 'Olympic Athletes from Russia'
Russia has been banned from the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics after the IOC found evidence of an "unprecedented systematic manipulation" of the anti-doping system. However, the committee ruled that …
Khazar Isayev: "Baku holds top-level competitions thanks to work of Ilham Aliyev and Mehriban Aliyeva"
The FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup opened in Baku yesterday
Russian synchronized swimmers to carry national flag at Rio closing ceremony
Russian synchronized swimmers Natalia Ishchenko and Svetlana Romashina will carry the Russian flag at the closing ceremony of the ongoing Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) …
WADA vs. IOC
The split between Olympic leaders and global anti-doping officials over the Russian doping scandal continues to escalate
Russia awaits CAS verdict on its Olympic team
President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Alexander Zhukov informed that the decision on the participation of athletes, listed in the ROC's application, at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will made no later than …