Russian athletes disqualified from the Olympic Games have failed to return any of their medals in 2018, the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) have admitted.
Hosts France added the European Women’s Handball gold medal to their world title tonight as they defeated Olympic champions Russia 24-21 in an enthralling final at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris.
Russia took gold and silver medals on the fourth and final day of the Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Kyoto.
The Russian Ambassador to Austria has reportedly said that no evidence of doping by Russian biathletes was provided during a meeting with Austrian prosecutors, with the International Biathlon Union (IBU) saying they will take no action "at this time".
Hosts France beat The Netherlands 27-21 to earn a place in the final of the European Women’s Handball Championships on Sunday (December 16), where they will face Russia, who won their semi-final against Romania 28-22.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has announced that a "full technical mission" will visit Russia next week to collect data from the Moscow Laboratory.
An Austrian police investigation into Russian biathletes and officials is considered part of the ongoing probe into the International Biathlon Union (IBU).
The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has agreed a training programme for athletes in contention for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
Austrian police have launched an investigation into five Russian biathletes and five team officials for anti-doping rule violations connected to last year's World Championships in Hochfilzen, it was announced today.
Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Stanislav Pozdnyakov claimed his organisation's plans for the future have received the backing of International Olympic Committee (IOC) counterpart Thomas Bach.
Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine claimed one gold medal each on the second and last day of competition at the International Sambo Federation (FIAS) World Cadet Championships in Novi Sad, but it was Russia who again stole the show by taking the other seven on offer.
The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has filed cases against four Russians, two of them Olympic gold medallists, with its Anti-Doping Hearing Panel (ADHP).
France narrowly lose to Olympic champions Russia in the opening game of the European Women's Handball Championships in front of a home crowd.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) revealed that a "full technical mission" to gain access to the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) Laboratory in Moscow has been provisionally planned following meetings in the city but that "a number of outstanding points" need to be resolved before the mission can be confirmed.
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) officials are hopeful a meeting held with Russian authorities at the Moscow Laboratory today will pave the way to the country granting access to the data and samples stored at the facility.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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