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Tikhonov claims will file motion for Congress to reject IBU Presidential candidates

  • Biathlon

A proposal by Russian Alexander Tikhonov will be put forward at the International Biathlon Union (IBU) Congress for the membership to reject the two Presidential candidates after he claimed neither Baiba Broka nor Olle Dahlin were deserving of the position.

a Georgian delegate for the Congress in Poreč in Croatia, told Russia's official state news agency TASS




Sochi 2014 champion Sotnikova to miss new figure skating season

  • Figure Skating

Olympic figure skating gold medallist Adelina Sotnikova has announced that she will miss the entirety of the 2018-2019 season.

what the composition of girls is now, the technical difficulties," she told Russia's state news agency TASS


Sweden back plan to award three consecutive IIHF World Championships

  • Ice Hockey

Swedish Ice Hockey Association (SIHA) chairman Anders Larsson has backed a proposition to award World Championships to Russia, the Czech Republic and Sweden.

it comes to organising international championships," he told the Russia's official state news agency TASS


WADA President left frustrated after Russia fails to respond to suggestions aimed at "purifying" compliance criteria

  • News

Suggestions aimed at "purifying" the two outstanding criteria required for the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) to be declared compliant have been sent to officials in the country by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) but the organisation has not yet received a response, President Sir Craig Reedie has claimed.

revelations of state-sponsored doping in the country.The WADA President told Russian state news agency TASS



IOC disappointed after UN reject demand for sporting equipment to be sent to North Korea

  • Summer Olympics

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has expressed disappointment after confirmation that the United Nations have rejected an exemption to sanctions for sporting equipment being sent to North Korea.

exemption, but have now "noted with regret" that this too has been rejected.Reports by media including TASS


Russia exploring possibility of extending FAN ID initiative to Krasnoyarsk 2019

  • Krasnoyarsk 2019

A successful free visa scheme introduced by Russia for this year's FIFA World Cup could be extended to next year's Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk, it was revealed today.

this possibility," Russian Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets told the official state news agency TASS

a closer look at our culture, to see other Russian cities and towns, to enjoy our nature," he told TASS


ROC President Pozdnyakov says Russian Athletics Federation "working hard" towards reinstatement

  • Athletics

Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Stanislav Pozdnyakov says the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) is "working hard" to meet reinstatement criteria set out by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) after the world governing body said on Friday (July 27) that they would remain banned for now.

Pozdnyakov made the comments to official Russian news agency TASS after the IAAF Council revealed that

Much has been done, many experts admit that," Pozdnyakov told TASS."


Ahn to make decision on future in short track speed skating by November

  • Short Track

Russia's six-time Olympic short track speed skating gold medallist Viktor Ahn will make a decision by November about whether or not to continue his career in the sport. 

"This issue has been put on hold until November," Kravtsov told Russia's official state news agency TASS


IOC confirm request made to United Nations to allow export of sports equipment into North Korea but US reportedly block it

  • Olympics

A request from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to the United Nations (UN) to allow sports equipment to be exported into North Korea as part of the country's preparations for upcoming Olympic Games has reportedly been blocked by the United States.

participate in upcoming Olympic Games".Citing an unnamed UN diplomatic source, Russian state news agency TASS


Bach meets Putin at World Cup Final and claims Russian sport should be brought back into fold

  • Football

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on the success of the FIFA World Cup and claimed it was time to bring "Russian sport fully back into the international sports community" following the Sochi 2014 doping scandal.

has been a success and has united millions of people," Putin said, according to Russian news agency TASS



Russian curler implicated in "disappearing" positive drug tests before Sochi 2014 appointed member of national federation's Executive Committee

  • Curling

Two-time European champion Ekaterina Galkina, who is currently under investigation for submitting "disappearing positive" samples shortly before the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, has become a member of the Executive Committee of the Russian Curling Federation (FCR).

returned to us as a functionary," he was reported as saying by Russia's official state news agency TASS