Category: 7. Sports

Russian officials have made extraordinary claims that America and other high-powered countries rigged the Tokyo Olympics against them.

Russia wasn’t officially competing at the Tokyo Games, however Russian athletes were still allowed to compete as…

The ongoing debate over money, politics, and ethics in professional tennis shifts to a new stage this month, as the latest St. Petersburg exhibition in Russia prepares to welcome several top-100 ATP and WTA players. Sponsored by…

Back in September, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov demanded Russia’s reinstatement in the Olympic Games, pointing to the International Olympic Committee’s refusal to suspend Israel.

“We are against the politicization of sports,” he…

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While the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF), the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) and the Russian Olympic Committee are campaigning to return to international competition, athletes…