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Tretiak seeking re-election as Russian Ice Hockey Federation head in bid to "restore relations"

  • Ice Hockey

Vladislav Tretiak has confirmed his intentions to stand for re-election as President of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation (FHR) with the aim of "resorting relations" in the aftermath of the war in Ukraine.

Hockey Federation (IIHF) Council for nine years before resigning in 2021 in line with the World Anti-Doping

Russian Government representative cannot sit on any Board or committee at a signatory of the World Anti-Doping


Seven nations set to compete at IMMAF Africa Championships in Johannesburg

  • Mixed Martial Arts

The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) Africa Championships is due to start tomorrow in South Africa's most diverse and energetic city Johannesburg. 

Africa, IMMAF has become the only MMA governing body to be awarded signatory status by the World Anti-Doping


Matytsin says Yekaterinburg 2023 continuing "as planned" despite ongoing doubts

  • Yekaterinburg 2023

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has said preparations for the Yekaterinburg 2023 International University Sports Federation (FISU) Summer World University Games are continuing as planned, despite ongoing doubts over the country being permitted to stage the multi-sport event.

FISU President in November 2015, but stood aside in March last year for the duration of World Anti-Doping


Matytsin reveals Russia considering staging figure skating event to replace Grand Prix

  • Figure Skating

Russia's Minister of Sport Oleg Matytsin has revealed that the country is considering staging a replacement figure skating tournament, having been stripped of November's International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix.

Olympic Committee figure skaters won six medals at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, although an ongoing doping


St Peter joins ISU Presidency race after US Figure Skating nomination

  • Skating

Patricia St Peter has become the second International Skating Union (ISU) Council member who is set to run to succeed Jan Dijkema as President at the Congress in June.

is only the 11th President in the ISU's 130-year history.Dijkema is also a member of the World Anti-Doping

17, after the controversy at Beijing 2022 where Kamila Valieva, then aged 15, was at the centre of a doping


Putin presents Russian gold medallists at Beijing 2022 with state awards in Kremlin ceremony

  • Beijing 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin has presented Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic medallists with state awards in a ceremony at the Kremlin.

individual event, while the world record holder’s gold medal in the team competition is uncertain as her doping

delegation were required to compete at the Games as the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) due to World Anti-Doping




David Owen: How gas consumers in Western Europe have fuelled Kremlev’s push for four more years

  • Inside the Blogs

The reprised fight between Boris van der Vorst and Umar Kremlev for the Presidency of the International Boxing Association (IBA) could and arguably should be the most overtly political - with a capital 'P' - sports election in years, possibly decades.

National Federations and boxers to an unprecedented extent, for having maintained a comprehensive anti-doping


Russian Skating Federations criticises ISU "protective measures" against country

  • Figure Skating

The Figure Skating Federation of Russia (FFKKR) has expressed its disappointment at the International Skating Union's (ISU) latest "protective measures" implemented against Russia and Belarus, including an indefinite ban on both countries staging international competitions.

data at the Moscow Laboratory, won six medals at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.However, an ongoing doping


International Grooms Association gets FEI recognition on day two of Sports Forum

  • Equestrian

The second day of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Sports Forum commenced with the official signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the FEI and the International Grooms Association (IGA). 

assessment.The IGA will now collaborate with FEI to provide grooms with relevant information on anti-doping


Colombia awarded weightlifting World Championships - 10 months after facing ban

  • Weightlifting

Colombia has been selected as host nation for the 2022 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships - only 10 months after escaping a suspension from the sport.

against them and on June 11 last year the International Testing Agency (ITA), which carries out all anti-doping

subsequently delayed until June this year - because "it would not be proper" while Colombia was accused of doping

Colombia has eight cases of doping in 70 years, all of them out of competition."


FINA plans to "reclaim" stripped Russian 2016 World Swimming Championships relay gold after Krasnykh claims

  • Swimming

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has said it plans to "reclaim and reallocate" men's 4x200 metres freestyle medals from the 2016 World Swimming Championships (25m), after Alexander Krasnykh claimed he had not been asked to return the gold which had been stripped from Russia.

in Canada.However, FINA last month announced that Lobuzov had been found to have committed an anti-doping

Russia's Artem Lobuzov had his results from July 27 2014 disqualified due to an anti-doping rule violation


Filippatos releases EUBC Presidential election manifesto as campaign heats up

  • Boxing

Candidates are gearing up their campaigns for this weekend's European Boxing Confederation (EUBC) Presidential election at the Congress in Assisi, with Ioannis Filippatos insisting "a long-term and resource-intensive treatment is necessary" to restore the sport's place at the Olympics.

2013 until 2016, a body which he then chaired until 2020.Filippatos chairs the IBA Medical and Anti-Doping