Russian Athletes

Explained: War destablises the 'neutral' in sports; Wimbledon contemplates snapping ties with Russian players

Daniil Medvedev, ranked second in the world by ATP, has removed the Russian flag from all social media profiles and says that he wishes for world peace to reign.

World Athletics bans Russian athletes from all competitions after Ukraine invasion

Russian athletes were barred from all competitions by World Athletics on Tuesday over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a punishment the body's president said was "against the grain" but defendable.

WADA hands over findings of doping probe on 298 Russian athletes to international federations

WADA said on Thursday its investigation into 298 Russian athletes targeted in a doping probe has been completed and the findings passed onto international federations for further action.

IAAF clears 11 Russian athletes to compete as neutrals ahead of World Athletics Championships 2019

Russia was barred from international competition in 2015 over a vast state-run doping conspiracy but athletes subsequently deemed clean have been allowed to compete as neutrals.

Winter Olympics 2018: Russian curling medallist Alexander Krushelnitsky tests positive for meldonium, says CAS

CAS said the Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) mixed doubles curling team, who won bronze at the Winter Games in Pyeongchang, had been disqualified from the competition over the violation.

Winter Olympics 2018: Over 200 Russian athletes to compete at Pyeongchang, says deputy prime minister Vitaly Mutko

Around 200 "clean" Russians will take part in the upcoming Winter Games, even though their country is suspended, the deputy prime minister responsible for sport, Vitaly Mutko, said on Saturday.

McLaren report: Emails show how Russian officials covered up mass doping

Russia's doping cover-up went far beyond the Olympics, according to a vast archive of emails released by a World Anti-Doping Agency investigator.

More than 1,000 Russian athletes took part in 'institutionalised' doping, says new McLaren report

Doping investigator Richard Mclaren said in his new report that salt and coffee was used to manipulate samples of Russian athletes when checked by international experts.

Rio 2016: Kremlin terms IAAF's ban on Russian athletes as "repression"

The Russian parliament blasted IAAF's ban on their athletes as "repression" and called for leniency for clean competitors ahead of the Rio Olympics.

IOC unlikely to overturn IAAF's ban on Russian athletes, says Olympic body vice-president

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is unlikely to overturn IAAF's ban on Russian athletes in Rio Olympics 2016, Vice-President John Coates said.