Category: 7. Sports

The Ukrainian Diving Federation wants diver Sofiia Lyskun to be stripped of all awards after the European champion switched her international allegiance to Russia.

Lyskun, 23, who won the 10m synchro title at last year’s European Aquatics…

Anastasia Potapova has switched nationality from Russian to Austrian after her application for citizenship was accepted.

Russia has been banned from competing in team competitions since the invasion of Ukraine, prohibiting Potapova from playing in…

Anastasia Potapova has switched nationality from Russian to Austrian after her application for citizenship was accepted.

Russia has been banned from competing in team competitions since the invasion of Ukraine, prohibiting Potapova from playing in…

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Russian skiers and snowboarders won a court ruling on Tuesday to apply as neutral athletes…

Cas said it partially upheld the appeals.

“Requests by the BSU on how to establish and apply AIN criteria were dismissed, as they remain under FIS remit,” it said.

Athletes with Russian or Belarusian passports have been banned from many sports…

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ABU DHABI: Ayub Bliev became the first Russian judoka in more than two years to win a title under his national flag when he triumphed at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam tournament on Friday. Bliev, 28, beat Mongolia’s Ariunbold Enkhtaivan in the -60kg…