Russian athletes dominated on the opening day of the European Wrestling Championships in Polish capital Warsaw and the country will be represented in four of tomorrow evening's five finals.
Hosts Russia finished with gold in all but one category as the third leg of the Artistic Swimming World Series concluded in Kazan.
Anna Shcherbakova won the women's singles event to seal victory for Russia at the International Skating Union World Team Trophy in Osaka.
Russia are closing in on their first International Skating Union World Team Trophy after dominating the second day of competition in Osaka.
The "neutral" Russian team at this year's postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is set to wear a controversial uniform featuring the colours of the country's flag, which is banned due to doping sanctions.
A working group overseeing the reinstatement of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) has underlined that the national body will not be able to become a full International Biathlon Union (IBU) member again until at least December 2022.
Holders Sweden and the Russian Curling Federation (RCF) have booked their place in the semi-finals of the World Men's Curling Championship in Calgary.
Former Olympic champions Natalya Antyukh and Andrei Silnov are among four Russian athletes who have been given doping bans by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after being named in the McLaren Report, but they will not lose their medals.
Maxim Agapitov, who hopes to take over the leadership of the European Weightlifting Federation (EWF) this week, claims Russia is "building the framework for a new era" in the sport after years of being involved in "the corruption of Tamás Aján and his inner circle".
Russian figure skaters received a hero's welcome, including a rendition of the national anthem, on their return to the country following their successful performance at the World Championships in Stockholm.
Russia secured their place in the women’s Water Polo World League Super Final after beating The Netherlands on the final day of the European qualification tournament in Budapest, Hungary.
Anna Shcherbakova converted her lead at the halfway stage into gold as the Figure Skating Federation of Russia swept the podium in the women's event at the World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm.
Russia scooped the team titles in the men's, women's and combat sambo divisions after another dominant display at the Kharlampiev Memorial Sambo World Cup in Moscow.
Hosts Russia claimed six gold medals on the first day of competition at the Kharlampiev Memorial Sambo World Cup in Moscow.
Russia clinched their first mixed parallel slalom team victory at an Alpine Snowboard World Cup as the season drew to a close in Berchtesgaden.
Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.
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The coronavrius pandemic has had a profound impact on sport, but many elite athletes have also made their impact felt during the health crisis, working on the medical frontline and in some cases sacrificing their chances of sporting success for the good of public health. Mike Rowbottom reports.
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