Magazine

PREMIUM

PLAYGROUNDS

MULTIMEDIA

ON STAGE

Sportstar Cover June 10.jpg

Subscribers Only Have you subscribed yet?

  • Get sportstar app on
  • Google Playstore

MORE ON : Russia

Why is Russia banned from Tokyo Olympics?

Team Sportstar
WADA had originally banned Russia from the world’s top sporting events for four years in December 2019, but the duration of the sanctions was halved to two years by a Swiss Court last year. (Representative Image).

Olympics: Vladimir Putin hosts Russians heading to Tokyo Games without flag, anthem

Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a meeting with the country's Olympic athletes ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in Moscow on Wednesday.

Russian Olympic Committee to send 335 athletes to Tokyo Olympics

Reuters
Sofya Velikaya (R) will be among ROC's designated flag bearers.

Russian hurdler cleared of doping, family medication blamed

AP
Sergei Shubenkov, the 2015 world champion in 110 meters hurdles, tested positive for 'a low concentration' of a diuretic called acetazolamide in December.

Russia’s flag banned but national colours on Olympic uniforms

AP
Athletes display the Olympic uniforms for Russian athletes in Moscow on Wednesday.

UFC 259: Blachowicz, Nunes retain; Adesanya suffers first loss, Yan disqualified

Reuters
Light Heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz celebrates his victory over middleweight titleholder Israel Adesanya in the main event of UFC 259.

Mary Kom enters semis of Boxam International, assured of medal

PTI
M.C. Mary Kom will spearhead the 14-member Indian team in Castellon, Spain.(File Photo)

Russia to compete under ROC acronym in Tokyo after doping sanctions

Reuters
RusAF, has been suspended since 2015 after investigations revealed doping was rife among elite Russian athletes. (Representative Image).

Russia awaits ruling on Olympic ban for flag, anthem

PTI
Although Russian athletes and teams will continue to compete at the Olympics and world championships as long as they are not implicated in doping, the verdict could still be the nation's most severe punishment in sports.

Not sure Russian doping issue can be resolved in 'near future': World Athletics chief

Reuters
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe on Friday said he wants suspended Russia to return as an 'accountable and responsible' member federation but he is not sure of resolving the country's doping-related issue in the near future.
SHOW MORE

Latest on Sportstar

  1. FA Cup Final: Man City beats Manchester United to move closer to historic treble
    AP
  2. Karim Benzema’s top moments at Real Madrid: Ballon d’Or win, 2011 El Clasico goal, hat-trick vs PSG and more
    Team Sportstar
  3. From Benzema to Hazard: Six players leaving Real Madrid at the end of 2022-23 season
    Team Sportstar
  4. Asian U20 Athletics Championship: Heena Mallick, Bharatpreet Singh win gold; Antima Pal bags bronze in 5,000m event
    Team Sportstar
  5. WTC Final 2023, India vs Australia: All You Need To Know, Playing Conditions, squad, live streaming info
    Team Sportstar
READ MORE STORIES