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IOC to decide Russian sports future

IOC to decide Russian sports future

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is holding an extraordinary meeting of the Executive Committee, which will be focused on be the punishment of Russian athletes for alleged doping. It is known that the WADA report, which accused Moscow of creating a special mechanism for substitution of doping samples of athletes at the Olympic Games in Sochi, became the reason for discussion. In particular, the WADA believes that positive doping tests of Russian athletes disappeared in the anti-doping laboratory in Moscow for years. In this regard, recommendations of the agency are quite simple - to remove Russian athletes from the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio.

Proposal to ban Russia from Olympics

Proposal to ban Russia from Olympics

The representatives of the anti-doping agencies of 10 countries and 20 groups of athletes require removal of the entire Russian team from participation in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the newspaper New York Times wrote on Saturday. …

Fate of Russian athletes to be decided before July 20

Fate of Russian athletes to be decided before July 20

Sports lawyer Artem Patsev, representing the interests of two Russian athletes - Denis Nizhegorodov and Svetlana Vasilyeva, stated that the final decision on participation of athletes from Russia …

IAAF may allow some Russian athletes to compete in Rio

IAAF may allow some Russian athletes to compete in Rio

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) announced that it amended the organization’s regulations in order to allow field and track athletes from Russia to submit individual applications for international …

Kosachev: dirty war declared against Russian athletes

Kosachev: dirty war declared against Russian athletes

Russian Federation Council lawmaker Konstantin Kosachev commented on the reports that Secretary General of the All-Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) Mikhail Butov has been suspended from the International …

CAS to hold hearings on Russian doping cases in May

CAS to hold hearings on Russian doping cases in May

The Court of Arbitration for Sport will hold hearings next month in the doping cases of 12 Russian track and field athletes hoping to compete at the Olympics, ABC news reports. Verdicts are expected …

Kremlin comments on Mutko's words about resignation

Kremlin comments on Mutko's words about resignation

The presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented on the statement of the Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko that he is ready to submit a letter of resignation from his post. "Mutko continues …

Vitaly Mutko tires of being Minister of Sport

Vitaly Mutko tires of being Minister of Sport

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has stated in an interview with R-Sport that he feels great tiredness due to his current post. "I am ready to answer for everything and answer it for seven years... I have never …

Deputies prepare bill on fines for doping

Deputies prepare bill on fines for doping

A bill on fines for doping for athletes, coaches and doctors has been filed to the State Duma. According to the text of the bill, the amount of the fine will be from 30,000 to 50,000 rubles. It is known that the …

Maria Sharapova deprived of  UN Goodwill Ambassador status

Maria Sharapova deprived of UN Goodwill Ambassador status

The United Nations (UN) has decided to suspend cooperation with Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova, who was a Goodwill Ambassador of the organization for nine years. "The Development Program of the United …