By Duncan MackayFormer Russian human rights ombudsman Vladimir Lukin has been re elected President of the country's Paralympic Committee for the fifth time after a record-breaking performance at Sochi 2014. 

The main task is to make Paralympics sport popular," the Itar-Tass news agency quoted him as saying.Lukin

By Paul OsborneApril 20 - Sochi's Fisht Olympic Stadium is expected to welcome football matches a little earlier than expected following news that the region's football team, FC Zhemchuzhina, is set to be reformed.

disposal which abides to the standards set by FIFA," Russia's Minister of Sport, Vitaly Mutko told ITAR-TASS

By Nick ButlerApril 15 - A French company which designed various Winter Olympic venues in Sochi is to be involved in the construction of mountain ski resorts on Russia's far eastern Kamchatka peninsula.

specialists have made an offer for further co-operation", territorial sport chief Andrei Ivanov told the ITAR-TASS

By Emily GoddardJanuary 2 - Russia says it has detained more than 700 people following two deadly suicide bombings in Volgograd that came less than six weeks before the nation's hosting of the 2014 Winter Games.

in the Sochi 2014 Torch Relay when it reaches Volgograd on January 20, told Russian news agency ITAR-TASS

By Paul OsborneNovember 21 - A British contingent of 25 elite young disabled athletes will make its way to Brazil next week to compete in a major multiple sports event for promising young school aged children.

Games.Colin Allen, Chef De Mission and a project manager at the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS

By Duncan Mackay at the Itar-Tass Press Centre in St PetersburgOctober 22 - A new Ryder Cup-style competition

By Duncan Mackay at the Itar-Tass Press Centre in St PetersburgOctober 18 - Georgia will not boycott

By Emily GoddardMay 17 - Russian Hockey Federation President Pavel Cherepanov has spoken of the huge "honour" his nation feels to be hosting the upcoming men's Hockey World League Round Two event, claiming it will have a great impact on the development of the sport across the country.

great honour for Russia," Cherepanov (pictured top) said at a press conference with news agency ITAR TASS

partnership with SportsAid to support the disability programme of the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS

athletes.Sam Scowen and Nick Beighton in action at Eton Dorney during London 2012Our initial objective for TASS

Deloitte's TASS athletes will be competing at Paralympic Games for years to come.Finally, in 2010 we

By David GoldApril 17 - Sochi 2014 has launched a "Word of the Day" initiative to help citizens in the Black Sea resort to learn English in the build-up to the Winter Olympic and Paralympics.

necessary for everyday communication," Sochi Education Department head Olga Medvedeva told the Itar-Tass

announced funding for a further 86 disability athletes through the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS

TASS, a national programme managed by SportsAid, helps support top British sportsmen and women who are

education.Since becoming the scheme's disability sports partner in 2007, Deloitte has made over 500 TASS

I've worked really hard preparing for the Games and Deloitte TASS has been part of that journey."

In the five years we have supported the TASS scheme, we are proud to have helped athletes achieve their

This year we will see many former Deloitte TASS athletes in action at the Paralympic Games in London

as these are the players I will be competing against if I am selected.I am very proud to be part of TASS

Louise Hunt is currently ranked 22nd in the world and receives support from TASS, which is targeted at

has doubled the financial support available to disability athletes through the scheme and over 500 TASS

two-thirds of the team at last year's Winter Paralympics in Vancouver had received Deloitte funding through TASS

By David GoldApril 5 - Lloyds TSB has announced that it will be supporting 344 athletes in the buildup to and after the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games through its 2011 Local Heroes programme.

those involved to date, 49 have made it onto the government's Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS

January 28 - A sell-out crowd will watch the British women's water polo team compete in their first European qualification match at Loughborough tomorrow.

in Eindhoven.Related storiesNovember 2010: GB water polo women strengthened by appointment of TASS

the GB senior women's water polo team thanks to funding from the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS

Class Programme manager and Team GB team leader for London 2012, said: "Water polo's collaboration with TASS

Working with TASS colleagues and Manchester University has enabled us to develop a new and unique post

We are looking forward to David joining us and we hope the experience he has built up with TASS will

University, who will support university swimmers and TASS athletes as well as underpin the work of the

World Class Team based there.Both new posts are jointly funded and supported by TASS, British Swimming