The International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka has been postponed until 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been confirmed by the Japanese city. 

President Vladimir Salnikov, a member of the FINA Bureau, told Russia's official state news agency TASS

accommodation of participants in the coronavirus environment," the four-time Olympic gold medallist told TASS

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has announced that all the country’s pre-Games training bases will be closed off from the outside world to mitigate the risk of athletes catching COVID-19 before the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing.

the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing is underway," Matytsin told Russia's official state news agency TASS

to avoid unpleasant surprises immediately before the Olympics or already in Beijing," Tretiak told TASS

Organisers of the SportAccord World Sport and Business Summit remain optimistic of avoiding a third postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Oblast Governor Yevgeny Kuyvashev suggested, in comments reported by Russia's official state news agency TASS

Russia’s junior world cycling champion Aigul Gareeva has been provisionally suspended from competitive action after missing three drugs tests.

Abrahamyan, head coach of the Russian national cycling team, told Russia’s official state news agency TASS

Double Olympic biathlon champion Anatoly Alyabyev has died at the age of 70 after losing his battle with coronavirus.

violently," Dmitry Vasiliev, head of the St Petersburg Biathlon Federation, told Russian state news agency TASS

Russia’s teenage figure skating prodigies have been told that they will not need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and will avoid a three-week quarantine before competing at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

Alexander Kogan, director general of the Russian Figure Skating Federation, told Russian state news agency TASS

Five-time champion Pavel Kulizhnikov is among the four Russian skaters to have been ruled out of this week's European Speed Skating Championships in The Netherlands because of positive COVID-19 cases in the team's camp.

(January 9).RSU executive director Varvara Barysheva told the country's official state news agency TASS

The All-Russian Sambo Federation (VFS) has signed an agreement with the Centre for Sports Training of Russian National Teams, with the aim of promoting cooperation between the two parties.

preparations for competitions, aiming to help them achieve improved results.Russian state news agency TASS

World Athletics will ensure Russian athletes can travel to the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Oregon in the United States next year, President Sebastian Coe claimed.

right to enter, they will be able to obtain visas," said Coe, as reported by Russian state news agency TASS

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a bill on the introduction of Fan-ID, a document that will be required by fans attending certain sporting events in the country from June.

covered under the Fan-ID system, when legislation covering it comes into force on June 1, as reported by TASS

President of the Russian Olympic Committee Stanislav Pozdnyakov says he is optimistic about the sport of sambo featuring on the Olympic programme in the future.

In an interview with TASS, Russia’s official state news agency, Pozdnyakov praised the work of the

Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Stanislav Pozdnyakov has claimed Moscow can "expect" to host a future edition of the Olympic Games.

Pozdnyakov told Russia's official state news agency TASS that the country has the infrastructure required

The National Hockey League (NHL) has postponed 12 games involving travel across the United States-Canada border because of COVID-19 concerns, and its players' participation at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics appears increasingly unlikely.

without financial penalty, ESPN reports.IIHF President Luc Tardif told Russian state news agency TASS

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President Luc Tardif remains hopeful National Hockey League (NHL) players will still participate at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, despite concerns being raised by league officials.

to COVID-19 cases, which require matches to be rearranged.Tardif told the Russian state news agency TASS

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has said the United States' diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will not affect the holding of the Games, stating he did not believe it would create a more severe situation.

TASS.Beijing 2022 has been marred by protests about China's human rights record ©Getty ImagesAccording to TASS