The International Biathlon Union (IBU) says it has had no contact with the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) to discuss the return of Russian and Belarusian athletes to international competitions.

the territoriality of its members," said Maigurov, as reported by Russia's official state news agency TASS

Russian Ski Association President Elena Vyalbe has insisted that any move to use a neutral flag in international competition would offend Russian soldiers and constitute a "betrayal of the motherland".

Vyalbe asked Russia's official state news agency TASS."

Dmytro Kuleba, the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Ukraine, has praised Germany's Nancy Faeser after she said athletes from Russia and Belarus could be denied visas to the country.

however.Maria Zakharova, a Russian Foreign Ministry representative, told the country's state news agency TASS

The Russian Ministry of Sports has claimed that institutes from 16 countries have confirmed their participation for the International Festival of University Sports in Yekaterinburg.

in the sports sphere was discussed," Chernyshenko said, as reported by Russian state-run news agency TASS

where the participants will live, is in a high degree of readiness," Kuyvashev said, as reported by TASS

All-Russian Swimming Federation President Vladimir Salnikov has described the criteria for the readmission of Russian athletes to international competition as a "perversion" of the Olympic Movement’s principles.

inadmissibility of any discrimination," said Salnikov, as reported by Russia’s official state news agency TASS

Russian Diving Federation President Stanislav Druzhinin has revealed he is set to meet sports officials in China next month to discuss competitions with Chinese divers.

opportunity to participate in their competitions," Druzhinin told Russia's official state news agency TASS

Russian Wrestling Federation President Mikhail Mamiashvili has claimed that United World Wrestling (UWW) is looking to "simplify the issue of admission of our athletes as much as possible".

banning competitors with military connections.Mamiashvili told Russia's official state news agency TASS

Russian tennis player Anastasia Potapova has promised not to wear a Spartak Moscow football team shirt on court again after being warned for warming up in one at Indian Wells last month.

was just a warning - they said not to do it again," Potapova told Russia's official state news agency TASS

“I think this is a pleasant decision for us, of course,” Potapova told TASS."

Russian Olympic Committee President Stanislav Pozdnyakov has revealed that he is confident that the strict conditions for athletes to be allowed to return to international competition, including Paris 2024, will be relaxed.

has encouraged Russian athletes to fight in the war, told the country’s official state news agency TASS

I consider the conditions set unacceptable," Salnikov told TASS."

Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitskiy is set to return to mixed doubles competition with partner Anastasia Bryzgalova later this month for the first time since returning from a doping ban imposed at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics.

series of international tournaments in Russia," Svishchev told Russia's official state news agency TASS

competitive experience for national teams in the conditions of exclusion from the sports world," he told TASS

UEFA honorary member Vyacheslav Koloskov has praised re-elected President Aleksander Čeferin for his "loyalty to the Russian Football Union (RFU)".

is not a single person who could challenge him," Koloskov told Russia's official state news agency TASS

Čeferin doesn't want us to leave," Levitin told TASS."

Russian athletes will not be able to take part in this year’s World Aquatics Championships in Japan, Vladimir Salnikov, President of the Russian Swimming Federation, has announced.

four-times Olympic champion, known as the "Tsar of the Pool", told Russia's official state news agency TASS

The International Fencing Federation (FIE) has asked Russian athletes and officials to indicate their club affiliations, following the recommendation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

military.Ilgar Mammadov, President of the Russian Fencing Federation, told Russian news agency TASS

The International Skating Union (ISU) has confirmed that its decision on the participation of Russia and Belarus in international competitions will be made in a meeting in either June or October.

the discussions within the Olympic Movement," the governing body said to Russian state news agency TASS

Poland says it has cancelled this month's women's foil World Cup in Poznań after the International Fencing Federation (FIE) opted to allow Russian and Belarusians back as neutrals.

all athletes should participate in competitions on equal terms," he told Russia's state news agency TASS