Russian Skating Union President Nikolay Gulyayev has extended an invitation for South Korean-born Russian short track speed skater Viktor An to come back to his adopted nation, after being publicly rejected from a skating coaching role in Seongnam.

was in favour of continuing to live and work with us," he told Russia's official state news agency TASS

Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Stanislav Pozdnyakov has been swiftly closed down by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today after he complained about the potential conditions that athletes from the country may be forced to compete under if they are allowed to take part at Paris 2024. 

same conditions as athletes from other countries," he told the country's official state news agency TASS

IOC operate on the territory of the Russian Federation," he told Russia's official state news agency TASS

Three-time world champion sambo fighter Alexander Pushnitsa has died at the age of 73, and has been described as a "legend" of the sport.

of them left, he personifies real sambo of the Soviet times," Eliseev told Russian state news agency TASS

He is an unsurpassed champion, an excellent athlete, coach, mentor," Zaremba said, as reported by TASS

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) have received the full details of the decision to effectively clear figure skater Kamila Valieva after she failed a drugs test, which would allow her to keep the Olympic team gold medal from Beijing 2022, it has been reported.

full text of the decision on the figure skater's case from the Committee," a RUSADA spokesperson told TASS

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has claimed that attempts to "squeeze" Russia from international sports has failed.

country out of international sports," Zakharova said, as reported by Russia's official state news agency TASS

The President of the Russian Swimming Federation (RSF), Vladimir Salnikov, said it is waiting for World Aquatics to further clarify the qualification criteria for the Paris 2024 Olympics with the country expected to participate in Asian qualifying events.

entering the international arena has appeared," said the RSF President to Russian state news agency TASS

UEFA's Executive Committee has moved this year's Super Cup from the Russian city of Kazan to the Greek capital Athens because of the war in Ukraine.

Olympiacos and AEK Athens.The Russian Football Union (RFU) told Russia's official state news agency TASS

international system of competitions," it added.Its Honorary President Vyacheslav Koloskov also told TASS

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has rebuffed claims by Russia that they are being discriminated after it complained it was being targeted following the completion of its two-year ban from international sport.

RUSADA to be discriminatory," Fedorov told the State Duma Committee, Russia’s official state news agency TASS

, the sanctions that were in effect are no longer there," Loginova told the Committee, according to TASS

Italian figure skater Daniel Grassl has trained with controversial Russian coach Eteri Tutberidze in the build-up to the European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, and has travelled to the Finnish city with two affiliated coaches.

Secondini (@arichieti) January 24, 2023Russian coach Tatyana Tarasova told Russia's official state agency TASS

The Russian Football Union (RFU) has held its first talks with UEFA aiming to end its exclusion from European football, although its hopes of a return are reportedly unlikely due to the war in Ukraine and it is set to be stripped of another major match.

The working meeting of the RFU and UEFA has ended," Russian official state news agency TASS quoted the

represented by its general secretary Maxim Mitrofanov and vice-president Alexander Alaev according to TASS

has not revealed its officials who took part.RFU Honorary President Vyacheslav Koloskov claimed to TASS

A decision will be made in the next few days by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) on whether or not to challenge a decision to effectively clear figure skater Kamila Valieva of a doping offence which would allow her to keep the Olympic gold medal she won at Beijing 2022.

seen the official WADA press release," she told the Committee, Russia’s official state news agency TASS

Sporting facilities in Yekaterinburg are close to being completed despite the suspension of the Russian city’s hosting rights to stage the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Summer World University Games.

culture and sports of the administration of Yekaterinburg, told Russia’s official state news agency TASS

Kamila Valieva has expressed her delight at a controversial decision by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) to only disqualify her on the day she tested positive for a banned drug, which would mean she could keep her Olympic gold medal if the decision is allowed to stand.

Of course, I'm satisfied," Valieva told Russia’s official state news agency TASS at the First Channel

Russian athletes have been offered the opportunity to qualify for next year's Olympic Games through competition organised by the Asian Table Tennis Union, it has been claimed.

Markov, vice-president of the Russian Table Tennis Federation (FNTR), told Russia's official news agency TASS

A group of 13 countries have become founding members of the Association for the Development of Ice Hockey of Islamic Countries, which is to be headed up by Russian businessman Nail Maganov - an individual the Ukrainian Government has "identified for sanction".

Countries Hockey Development Association," Omorkanov said, as reported by Russian state-owned news agency TASS