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Long jumper Kucherenko banned for two years, reports claim

  • Athletics

Russian long jumper Olga Kucherenko has reportedly been slapped with a two-year doping ban which will see her lose a World Championship silver medal.

details have yet emerged about what offence she committed or what substance was involved.According to TASS


IPC Taskforce encouraged by cooperation with RPC but suspension remains

  • Paralympics

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Board have said they are "encouraged by the cooperation" their taskforce has received from the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) but the country's suspension remains in place.

difficult to comment on this situation as the RPC is an independent public organisation," Mutko told TASS



Lebedeva handed life ban from World Olympians Association Executive Committee

  • Athletics

Russia's Tatyana Lebedeva has been handed a lifetime ban from the Executive Committee of the World Olympians Association (WOA) after she was disqualified from Beijing 2008 for doping this week.

for retesting these samples has now passed.Lebedeva has already told Russia's official news agency TASS



RusAF vow to punish coaches promoting doping following latest criticism

  • Athletics

Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) officials have vowed to punish coaches who coerce athletes into taking banned substances following the latest allegations made in a German television programme.

rules were exposed in each coaching group," a RusAF spokesperson told official Russian news agency TASS


FIVB denies knowledge of Russian volleyball doping after Giba's allegations

  • Volleyball

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has claimed it has no knowledge of any doping offences committed by Russian players who won the men's Olympic title at London 2012.

Kazikov, the deputy head of Russia's London 2012 delegation, told his country's official news agency TASS


Kremlin to host 2018 FIFA World Cup draw

  • World Cup

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko has revealed the draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup will take place in the Kremlin later this year. 

1," Mutko, the former Sports Minister who is also the President of the Russian Football Union, told TASS


More damning allegations made against Russia in latest ARD documentary

  • News

Secret video footage supporting allegations that Russian coaches banned for doping offences are still working at professional level has featured in the latest documentary to be broadcast by German channel ARD. 

Shlyakhtin told TASS RusAF will check all the facts cited in Seppelt’s 10-minute documentary, including




Russian skier facing extended ban after competing when suspended

  • Cross-Country

Russia's three-time Olympic cross country skiing silver medallist Maxim Vylegzhanin could face an extended ban after reportedly continuing to compete in domestic competitions, despite being suspended by the International Ski Federation (FIS).

believed that his suspension only applied to events outside Russia.He told Russia's official news agency TASS


Čeferin says there is no reason to move 2018 World Cup from Russia

  • Football

UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin claims there is “no rational or legal reason” why Russia should be stripped of the 2018 World Cup following evidence of state-sponsored doping published in the second part of the McLaren Report.

In an interview with Russian news agency TASS, the Slovenian, elected to replace disgraced predecessor