* Russia win heavyweight gold * Levit takes silver for Kazakhstan (Adds details) By Alan Baldwin RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Russia’s Evgeny Tishchenko won the Olympic heavyweight boxing gold medal to a chorus of boos from the crowd on…
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Meeting of the Russia – Country of Sports International Sports Forum’s organising committee • President of Russia
In his opening remarks, Dmitry Chernyshenko noted
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Czech leaders condemn Russian threats against NHL great Dominik Hasek
Czech leaders have condemned threats made by a former Russian president and prime minister against NHL great Dominik Hasek for his critical stance of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Dmitry Medvedev, who is currently deputy head of Russia’s…
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Ukraine Paralympic chief says will quit Games if Russia invades
* Events in Ukraine cast shadow over Paralympics * Putin to attend opening of Games in Sochi By Alexei Anishchuk SOCHI, Russia, March 7 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Paralympic chief said on Friday his team would quit the Winter Paralympic Games if…
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Bak urges global revival of traditional sports at Etnospor Forum
Youth and Sports Minister Osman Aşkın Bak emphasized Türkiye’s commitment to traditional sports at the 7th Ethnosport Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, where he highlighted the significant investments aimed at increasing…
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Russia dreams of ruining Canada’s World Cup party
Alex Ovechkin of Team Russia celebrates a second period goal by Vladimir Tarasenko (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
TORONTO – Evgeny Kuznetsov was 15 years old. On his television were his hockey heroes from the Russian national team, in…
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Russia says Olympic ban part of broader attack on Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A decision by the International Olympic Committee to bar Russia’s team from next year’s Winter Olympics is part of a larger international campaign to pressure Russia, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on…
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Why Russia’s invasion of Ukraine hangs over tennis like no other sport
It’s easy to think of tennis’ relationship with Russia’s war in Ukraine through the prism of a few key moments.
Russian player Andrey Rublev wrote “no war please” on a camera lens in February 2022, shortly after Russia’s…
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Olympics-Snowboarding-Russia goes Wild over giant slalom gold
(Adds detail, quotes) * Wild gives Russia gold * Wife Zavarzina wins bronze * Kummer takes women’s gold By Nick Mulvenney ROSA KHUTOR, Russia, Feb 19 (Reuters) – American-born Vic Wild won the men’s parallel giant slalom gold medal for Russia on…
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Russia’s Plushenko says will not skate in men’s event in Sochi
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian figure skating superstar Yevgeny Plushenko said on Wednesday he will not compete for the gold medal in the men’s competition at the Sochi Olympic Games after he came in second in the national championships. Plushenko,…
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