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Articles with tag "sports"

Where Can Russian Athletes Compete After the IOC’s Provisional Ban Lift?

The Moscow Times has compiled a list detailing where and how Russian athletes can currently compete on the international stage.

Two-Time Olympic Biathlon Champion and State Duma Lawmaker Sergei Tchepikov Dies at 59

During his international career spanning two decades and six Winter Olympic Games, Tchepikov won a gold medal in the biathlon relay in 1988 and another...
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World Taekwondo Lifts Ban on Hosting Competitions in Russia

World Taekwondo initially suspended Russian and Belarusian athletes and canceled all Russia-based events in March 2022 after the full-scale invasion of...
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Skater Kamila Valieva Loses Neutral Status

Valieva had been at the center of a doping scandal that rocked the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
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Russian Figure Skater Valieva Has Neutral Status Revoked, Source Says

Valieva, 20, was 15 when she became the center of a global controversy at the 2022 Olympics, after failing a drug test two months prior.
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International Equestrian Federation Lifts Restrictions on Russian Riders

Russia's equestrian federation said that the FEI Council had approved the move after what it described as extensive negotiations between the national body...
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Russian Fencer Wins World Championship Gold in First Competition Under National Flag Since 2022

Pavel Graudyn defeated South Korea's Do Gyeong-dong 15-7 in the men's individual sabre final on Tuesday.
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World Table Tennis Body Reinstates Russian Players With Flag and Anthem

The move follows the International Olympic Committee’s decision last week to provisionally lift its suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee.
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Kremlin Welcomes Decision to Lift Ban on Russian Olympic Committee

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the decision an “important step” toward returning Russian athletes to "their rightful place in international competitions...
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Russia Defeats U.S. in Moscow Ice Hockey Match Aimed at Normalizing Ties

Putin first proposed holding hockey matches between Russian and American players during a phone call with Trump in March 2025.
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ISU Reinstates Russian and Belarusian Figure Skaters as Neutral Athletes

Under the new guidelines, athletes from both countries will compete without their national flags, anthems or any other state symbols.
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Russian Gymnasts Withdraw From World Challenge Cup in Romania After Flag Ban

Russia's national rhythmic gymnastics team accused local organizers of violating regulations by banning the display of their national flag and the playing...
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Moscow to Host U.S.-Russia Hockey Match Next Month

The president of AmCham Russia said the inaugural match will take place at the Kristall ice palace within Moscow’s Luzhniki Olympic Complex on July 1...
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World Gymnastics Lifts Ban on Russian and Belarusian Flags and Anthems

Russia’s Gymnastics Federation welcomed the decision, calling it “an important step toward strengthening the unity of the global gymnastics community...
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Russian Swimmers Allowed to Compete Under National Flag After Restrictions Dropped

World Aquatics said it has restored full membership rights to Russia and Belarus, allowing athletes from both countries to compete under their national...
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In Photos: Russia Takes Home 8 Gold Medals at 2026 Winter Paralympics

Russia finished third in the medal standings at the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Italy after its athletes won eight gold medals, along with one silver and...
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Russia Wins Second Gold at 2026 Winter Paralympics

Vision-impaired skier Anastasia Bagiyan and her guide Sergei Sinyakin took first place in the women’s para cross-country sprint classic in Italy.
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Russia Wins First Winter Paralympic Medals Since 2014

Six Russian athletes and four athletes from ally Belarus are competing under their national flags for the first time in years.
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Ski Mountaineer Nikita Filippov Wins First Medal at 2026 Winter Olympics for Individual Neutral Athletes

Filippov finished the men’s ski mountaineering sprint 1.52 seconds behind Spain’s Oriol Cardona Coll, who won gold.
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Polish Endurance Cyclist Dies While Trying to Reach Russia’s Coldest Inhabited Settlement

Adam Borejko was in the middle of a nearly month-long journey from the city of Yakutsk to the village of Oymyakon in the Arctic Circle.
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