Stanislav Pozdnyakov, unanimously re-elected without opposition today as President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), has spoken of an "alternative scenario" if the country’s athletes are unable to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

the qualifying stage," Pozdnyakov told delegates in Moscow, according to Russian state news agency TASS

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree making Sambo Day an annual celebration in the country every November 16.

It is said, according to official Russian state news agency TASS, this was done to "popularise and

This is great news for the entire sambo community," said Shestakov to TASS."

Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports, Dmitry Svishchev, has stated Russia must make sports alliances and developments outside of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) scope, with a ban still on the country for its involvement in the war in Ukraine.

obliged to create conditions for our athletes," said Svishchev to Russia's official state news agency TASS

We are planning trips abroad to keep our guys in competitive shape," he added according to TASS."

Members of the anti-Kremlin activist band Pussy Riot were detained at the FIFA World Cup final in Doha yesterday after they tried to storm the pitch to protest issues, including the war in Ukraine, it was reported today.

No one from Pussy Riot has contacted us," a spokesman told Russia’s official state news agency TASS."

The Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Federation of Russia is planning to host a ski jumping competition with allied nations in March, with the absence of its athletes from International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) events due to the ongoing sanctions related to the war in Ukraine.

countries, so we decided to postpone it to March," said Dubrovsky to Russia's official state news agency TASS

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin says he hopes athletes from the country can return soon following the lifting of the sanctions from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), citing optimism for reintroduction during talks at the recently-held Olympic Summit.

Russian athletes have been lifted by this decision," he said according to Russian state news agency TASS

Andrey Filatov is to remain President of the Chess Federation of Russia (CFR) after defeating controversial grandmaster Sergey Karjakin in an election.

, there were different views, a discussion," said Filatov, as reported by Russian state news agency TASS

Peter Ivanov has returned as President of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) following the end of the two-year sanctions imposed on the nation by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in relation to the cover-up of state-sponsored doping.

March, we plan that consultations on the restoration of the RusAF will be held in person," Ivanov told TASS

are no comments on the implementation of the road map," said the first vice-president, as reported by TASS

Russian Swimming Federation President Vladimir Salnikov has confirmed that discussions are underway over the possibility of participating in events organised by the Asia Swimming Federation (AASF) in a bid to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics but believes there are "no grounds" to keep the suspension of his athletes in place.

Aquatics events in response to the war in Ukraine, but Salnikov told Russian official state news agency TASS

banned from World Aquatics competitions since March due to the war in Ukraine ©Getty ImagesSpeaking to TASS

Leonz Eder is set to remain as the Acting President of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) after Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin confirmed he would continue to delegate his responsibilities to the Swiss.

FISU Executive Committee," FISU said in a statement.However, Matytsin told Russian state new agency TASS

Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin was reportedly one of three Russian Ministers to escape European Union (EU) sanctions "at the last minute" through Hungarian intervention.

Russia's official state news agency TASS reports that Hungary insisted the Ministers be excluded from

Russia’s Anna Shcherbakova is among eight athletes shortlisted for the International Skating Union’s (ISU) Most Valuable Skater award for 2022.

December 13, 2022"This is politics on their part," said Yagudin to Russia's official state news agency TASS

The Russian Fencing Federation (FFR) has dropped legal action against the International Fencing Federation's (FIE) decision to block the participation of its athletes from its competitions.

Our lawyers are withdrawing the claim," he told Russia's official state news agency TASS."

Volleyball Federation of Russia (VFV) secretary general Alexander Yaremenko has accused the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) of having "changed its position" in refusing to provide compensation for the moving of this year's Men's World Championship.

World Championships were cancelled due to force majeure," he told Russian official state news agency TASS

an opportunity to consider the admission of Russian teams, this opportunity will be used," he told TASS

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has welcomed the move towards exploring a return for Russian and Belarusian athletes to international sport, claiming that "our athletes deserve to participate in the Olympic Games."

due to the absence of Russian and Belarusian athletes," he told Russia's official state news agency TASS

Federation, concurred that the OCA's initiative would help "bring us closer to the Olympics", as reported by TASS

Stanislav Pozdnyakov ©Getty ImagesHowever, Russian Weightlifting Federation President Maxim Agapitov told TASS