RussianathletestakingpartattheWinterOlympicsasneutralcompetitorshavebeenwarnednottoreplicatetheircountry'sflagviatheirkit."Separateitemsofclothingcannotcreateat
TheRussianOlympicAssembly,thesupremegoverningbodyoftheRussianOlympicCommittee(ROC),hassupportedthedecisionofsupportingRussianathletestoparticipateinthe2018Winte
TheRussianOlympicCommittee(ROC)onTuesdaygaveagreenlightforitsathletestocompeteunderaneutralflagatthe2018WinterOlympicGamesdespiteabanonthecountry’snationalteam.
TheUSambassadortotheUnitedNations,NikkiHaley,hascastdoubtonAmericanathletes’participationinnextyear’sWinterOlympicsinSouthKoreaduetoheightenedtensionswithNorthK
SouthKoreaonThursdayvoicedregretoverthedecisiontobanRussiafromthePyeongchangWinterOlympics,sayingtheparticipationofthecountry'sathleteswascrucialtothesuccessoft
ByAPDCommentatorZhaoYanTranslatedbyDengXianlaiItturnedoutonTuesdayeveningthatRussia,oneoftheworld’smajorpowerhousesofwintersports,wasbannedfromparticipatinginth
RussiaonWednesdayreactedwithdisappointmentbutnogreatsurpriseafterthecountrywasbannedfromtheWinterOlympicGames,whilePresidentVladimirPutinwasyettocommentonapossi
Russia’sOlympicCommitteehasbeenbannedfromtheWinterOlympicsinPyeongchangandorderedtopay$15mincostsaftermakingwhattheInternationalOlympicCommitteecalledan“unprece
TheInternationalOlympicCommittee'sexecutiveboard,ledbypresidentThomasBach,willannounceTuesdaywhatpenaltiesRussiawillfaceafterthreeyearsofinvestigationsintoorgan
AtleastadozentopRussianwintersportsathletes,includingsomepubliclyimplicatedintheSochi2014dopingscandal,werenottestedbytheRussianAnti-DopingAgencyinthefirst10mon
AsmallcontingentofathletesfromOceanianationswillbeallowedtocompeteatthe2022AsianGamesinChinasolongastheirqualificationpathsforthe2024ParisOlympicsgothroughAsia,
Thefirsthearingsofathleteswhofaileddrugtestsatthe2014SochiWinterOlympicsfollowingtheretestingofsampleswilltakeplaceinOctober,InternationalOlympicCommitteemember
Seventeennationalanti-dopingagencieshavecalledforRussiatobebannedfromthe2018PyeongchangWinterOlympicsover"oneofthebiggestdopingscandalsinsportshistory".Inastate
Over30percentofathleteswhocompetedatthe2011worldchampionshipsadmittedtohavingusedbannedsubstancesinthepast,accordingtoaWorldAnti-DopingAgency-commissionedstudyr
RussiahasapologisedoverthedopingscandaluncoveredbytheMcLarenreportforthefirsttime,butwillremainsuspendedfrominternationalathletics.Athletics'governingbodytheIAA
MichelleObamareturnedtothespotlightasapresenteratTheESPYS,drawingtheloudestovationattheawardsshowhonoringthepastyear’sbestathletesandmomentsinsports.Theformerfi
IndiansprinterDuteeChandvowedTuesdaytofightanyeffortstobarherfromthesport,afternewresearchshowedrunnersbornwithhightestosteronelevelsenjoya"significantcompetiti