The head of Russia House in Rio de Janiero has claimed that they were robbed during last night's Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games.

“Three laptops and a camera were stolen,” Grigoryeva told Russia's official news agency TASS."

Yelena Isinbayeva is considering standing to be the new President of the All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF), potentially putting her into direct conflict with Sebastian Coe, who she again criticised today for the decision which prevents her from competing in the Olympic Games here.

to speak about such an issue as me in charge of ARAF," Isinbayeva told Russia's official news agency TASS

United States Secretary of State John Kerry has been confirmed as the head of country's Presidential delegation for the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on Friday (August 5), with Barack Obama opting to stay away from the event.

not travel to the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony ©Getty ImagesA spokesperson for Putin told news agency TASS

Nikita Lobintsev and Vladimir Morozov are expected to be cleared by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) to compete at the Olympic Games as the ban on Russians barred from taking part at Rio 2016 because of their links to the McLaren Report begins to crack.

the pair at a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) hearing, told the country's official news agency TASS

Russia is to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decision by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) to ban its entire team for the Olympic Games here.

of the move lies in the fact the IWF could do it three weeks ago," Yeryomin told Russian news agency TASS

Two-time Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva has denied claims she was offered the chance to be Russia’s flagbearer at the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony, despite not being able to compete at the Games due to the athletics team’s ban.

post has contradicted the claims made by her coach Yevgeny Trofimov, who told the Russian news agency TASS

I can say only one thing: we have never had any state programmes for doping support," he told TASS.

Vitaly Mutko has failed in a last ditch attempt to have the Russian athletics ban from Rio 2016 lifted, with the county's outspoken Sports Minister also confirming he will not be attending the Olympic Games.

I have received an answer from Coe," Mutko told the Russian news agency TASS."

Seven Russian athletes have been banned from competing at next month’s Olympic Games by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in the wake of the International Olympic Committee’s decision not to impose a blanket ban on the nation.

banned from the Olympics.Russian Swimming Federation (RSF) head coach Sergei Kolmogorov told news agency TASS

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President Rene Fasel has claimed that no decision is currently being taken on whether the Under-18 World Championships will be held in Russia in 2018.

much more information based on facts and not only allegations," Fasel told the Russian news agency TASS

Dmity Peskov, press secretary of Vladimir Putin, has welcomed the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to not implement a blanket ban on Russian athletes at Rio 2016 but revealed the President has no plans to attend the Opening Ceremony.

Games based on the decisions made by international Sports Federations,” he told the Russian news agency TASS

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has claimed the country will “do everything to fight for the integrity and cleanliness of sport” after avoiding a blanket ban from the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

that Russia should be suspended from participation in the Olympics,” he told the Russian news agency TASS

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko believes the International Paralympic Committee (IPC)'s decision to open suspension proceedings against Russia in the wake of the publication of the McLaren Report is "normal procedure".

procedure," Mutko, who is under increasing pressure after being implicated in the McLaren Report, told TASS

Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Alexander Zhukov has been invited to take part in a meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) tomorrow when it will be decided whether to enforce a complete Rio 2016 ban on the country due to widespread doping offences.

that the IOC will make a decision that would suit all of us," honorary IOC member Vitaly Smirnov told TASS

Former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev has made a personal plea to International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach as Russia faces a total ban from the Rio 2016 Games.

before our athletes leave for the Olympic Games," Russia's honourary IOC member Vitaly Smirnov said to TASS

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have declared themselves "satisfied" after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected the appeal made by the Russian Olympic Committee and 68 athletes against their ban from athletics competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

We believe that we have fulfilled all set criteria,” Alyoshin told the Russian news agency TASS."

applied only to track and fielders, is totally unacceptable and unjust", Kejvan said, according to TASS