Citing “systematic manipulation” of anti-doping rules...
Citing “systematic manipulation” of anti-doping rules...
The eyes of the sporting world will be on the International Olympic Committee's headquarters in Lausanne on Tuesday evening when President Thomas Bach announces whether he and his board have banned Russia from the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Paris and Los Angeles are probably getting the Summer Olympics for 2024 and 2028. It's just not clear which city will host in which year.
The international Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne has ruled that some of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s criteria for Russian athletes to participate at the Rio games are "unenforceable" as they do not respect the right of natural justice.
About 270 Russian athletes have been cleared to compete at the summer Olympics in Rio, according to the head of Russia’s Olympic Committee, Aleksandr Zhukov.
Officials backing away from previous goal of opening up games to broader selection of cities.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had nothing to do with the timing and reasons for the publication of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s McLaren report, which led to over a hundred Russian athletes being banned from the Olympics, IOC president Thomas Bach said.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) says a three-person panel will have the final say on which Russian athletes can compete at the Rio Games.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says medals won at Rio 2016 will be devalued by the banning of Russian competitors.
IOC rejects bid by Russian whistleblower Stepanova to compete as neutral athlete
The International Olympic Committee has rejected calls for a blanket ban on Russia at the Rio 2016 Games, ruling that individual sports federations should decide whether Russian athletes are eligible to compete.
'From the exterior it looks like the Hilton Hotel, but inside it's not finished,' says spokesperson
RUSSIA’s track and field athletes were last night banned from the Olympics and the entire Russian squad could swiftly follow them out the door.