The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has temporarily suspended Russia's two-time European champion Andrei Demanov due to a possible second anti-doping violation.

charge of anti-doping issues at the Russian Weightlifting Federation, told Russian state news agency TASS

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin urged World Athletics for "common sense" in dealing with athletes after the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) missed last week's deadline to pay a fine.

We hope that the common sense will prevail," Matytsin said, as reported by Russian state news agency TASS

Russian modern pentathlete Svetlana Lebedeva has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now unable to join the rest of the national team at its training camp.

The world and European medallist told Russia's state news agency TASS last week that she has been

The Russian Luge Federation (RLF) has announced that it will host its National Championships in March in 2014 Winter Olympic host city Sochi.

19 pandemic.The governing body's executive director Stanislav Tyurin told Russia's state news agency TASS

The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) has collected more than 90 doping samples during its testing of athletes in mid-June.

RUSADA carried out 91 doping tests between June 18 and 30, as reported by Russia's state news agency TASS

violations of anti-doping rules by athletes in May.In early June, RUSADA director general Yury Ganus told TASS

Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov has said he is sure the re-arranged Tokyo 2020 Olympics will take place next year.

In an interview with Russia's state news agency TASS, Morgulov said he had hoped the Games could have

Viktor Maigourov, a candidate for President of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU), has claimed he will stand down within a year of being elected if he ousts incumbent Vladimir Drachev but fails to "fulfil my promises".

year if I do not fulfill my promises," said Maigurov, according to Russia's official state news agency TASS

Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) director general Yury Ganus believes there is a "high probability" World Athletics will expel the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) after the organisation missed a deadline to pay a fine.

Athletics sees it as a challenge, and they accepted it," Ganus told Russia’s official state news agency TASS

exclude any option for my further actions, including leaving the national team," she said, according to TASS

World Athletics has stood down its Russian Taskforce after confirming it has not been paid the money owed by the country.

explain missed drugs tests by the high jumper.Speaking earlier this week to Russia's state news agency TASS

This year's International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Championship match is set to be postponed until 2021.

FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich told Russia's official state news agency TASS  that the contest

many teams as possible to take part in the tournament - we have 195 FIDE members," Dvorkovich told TASS

Further measures designed to limit the risk of infection from COVID-19 at the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games are set to be unveiled later this year, according to the Japanese ambassador to Russia.

Toyohisa Kozuki told Russia's official state news agency TASS that the coronavirus countermeasures for

measures are set to be discussed this fall, when the situation may be clearer than it is now," Kozuki told TASS

The Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) is requesting the deadline for it to pay half of a $10 million (£8 million/€9 million) fine to World Athletics - which is today - is postponed indefinitely, claiming it does not have the funds available to complete payment at the present time.

Russia's state-run news agency TASS reported RusAF President Yevgeny Yurchenko had made the request

successful.Yurchenko has claimed that RusAF does not have sufficient funds to pay the fine at the moment, and told TASS

international testing pool and have won world medals under the ANA system.In fresh comments reported by TASS

TASS has additionally reported that Eduard Bezuglov has been dismissed as a RusAF vice-president.RusAF

Olga Zaitseva, stripped of her Olympic silver medal from Sochi 2014 for her role in the Russian doping scandal, has withdrawn her candidacy for a position on the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) Board.

for the role by the Biathlon Federation of Moscow.According to Russia's official state news agency TASS

Under-fire Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) President Vladimir Drachev is to seek re-election next month.

champions signing a letter asking him to resign, but the incumbent has told Russia's state-run news agency TASS

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin says the country's athletes must be allowed to compete as neutrals in international competition, even if the country's athletics federation does not pay a $5 million (£4.02 million/€4.44 million) fine by the start of July.

their right to participate in competitions," said Matytsin, as reported by Russia's state news agency TASS