Huge sum stolen from Russia’s 2010 Olympic fund
September 10th, 2012 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian company contracted by the state to provide visa support to Russian athletes for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics stole and laundered $629,000, investigators ... Read more...
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Two Russian athletes disqualified for doping at Paralympics
September 9th, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 9 (IANS) Two Russian powerlifters have been disqualified from the London Paralympics for doping, the country's Paralympic Committee said.Vadim Rakitin and Nikolai Marfin took a drug named neotropin ... Read more...
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Kremlin to honour Russian Olympic team
August 15th, 2012 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 15 (IANS) Russian athletes returning from the London Olympics will be honoured at the Kremlin, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has said."I signed an order to honour you with ... Read more...
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Russian PM exhorts athletes to do best at Sochi Games
August 14th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 14 (IANS) Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has expressed the hope that Russian athletes would do their best at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.With the conclusion of the ... Read more...
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Russian women skydivers set world record
July 24th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A total of 88 women skydivers of Russia's Zhemchuzhina Rossii team have set a world record for the number of people linked together in a ... Read more...
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Russian athletes mustn’t ‘fool around’ in London: Medvedev
July 16th, 2012 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Gorki (Russia), July 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian athletes must ignore the lavish parties and cultural exhibitions at the Olympics and focus on training rather than "fooling around", Prime Minister Dmitry ... Read more...
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Russia bans three runners for sample tampering
July 3rd, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian Athletics Federation announced Tuesday it has handed two-year bans to runners Svetlana Klyuka, Nailya Yulamanova and Yevgenia Zinurova for tampering with urine samples.Klyuka, ... Read more...
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Russia’s London-bound athletes to undergo dope test
May 25th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 25 (IANS) The Russian authorities are going to test all athletes heading to the London Olympics for doping, an official said."Prior to departure for the Olympic Games, the ... Read more...
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Russia targets 25 gold medals in London Olympics
April 20th, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 20 (IANS) Russia has set a minimum target of 25 gold medals at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, in a bid to reach a top-three place in ... Read more...
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Russia imposes quota on foreigners in sports
April 19th, 2012 - 4:35 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has announced that foreign athletes may not exceed 25 percent of a professional sports club's workforce.The health and social development ministry's quota comes into ... Read more...
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Russians to get $130,000 for London Olympics gold
February 4th, 2012 - 8:59 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian government has announced awards of $130,000 to Russian athletes who win a gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics.The government announced Friday that ... Read more...
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Russia toughens anti-doping regulations
June 8th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian athletes will now have to agree to give doping tests and abide by anti-doping rules when signing their work contracts, according to amendments approved ... Read more...
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Olympic sprinters can’t run away from suspicion
August 14th, 2008 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Beijing, Aug 14 (DPA) Tyson Gay is well aware that he not only runs for gold in the blue riband 100 metres at the Beijing Olympics but also for the credibility of ... Read more...
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Georgia, Russia to stay at Olympics despite war: IOC
August 10th, 2008 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Beijing, Aug 10 (DPA) Georgia and Russia will keep their teams at the Beijing Olympics and also compete against each other despite the hostilities over South Ossetia, the International Olympic Committee said ... Read more...
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Olympians regret fighting in Georgia at start of Games
August 9th, 2008 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Beijing, Aug 9 (DPA) Olympic organisers Saturday expressed regret over the outbreak of hostilities between Georgia and Russia, saying conflicts were not compatible with Olympic values and the Olympic truce. "We are ... Read more...
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Six Russian athletes suspended for drug abuse
August 1st, 2008 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Moscow, Aug 1 (Xinhua) The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has suspended six Russian women from the Beijing Olympic Games after they were suspected of drug usage, a senior official said. ... Read more...
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Russia aims to finish among top three in Beijing
July 24th, 2008 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Moscow, July 24 (Xinhua) Russia's Olympic team will compete to finish in the top three at the forthcoming Beijing Games starting Aug 8, chairman of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Leonid Tyagachev ... Read more...
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