Russia’s Channel One Will Broadcast Olympics, Despite Team’s Ban
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – December 12, 2017) Russia’s state-run Channel One television channel has announced that it will broadcast the 2018 Winter Game’s despite the International Olympic...
View ArticleInterfax: Putin warns against further politicization of global sports
NOVO-OGARYOVO. Jan 31 (Interfax) – Russia hopes that international sports organizations will not turn into government departments in certain countries however powerful these might seem sometimes,...
View ArticleRussian Olympians’ Last Ditch Appeals to Compete in the Winter Games, Explained
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – February 8, 2018) Although Russia has long been a powerhouse in the Winter Olympics, its flag, anthem and tricolor will be absent from the games kicking off...
View ArticleInterfax: Global anti-doping system reform needed, IOC president resignation...
MOSCOW. Feb 9 (Interfax) – There needs to be a reform of the global anti-doping system after the Olympic Games, but Russia has no direct influence on the composition of the leadership of international...
View ArticleNEWSLINK: “Russia, the Olympics’ Awkward Guest”– New York Times/James Hill
“Despite the country being barred from the Winter Games, Russian athletes and fans showed up and had a good time. …”
View ArticleRussian sports minister suggests putting WADA in charge of national...
MOSCOW. April 2 (Interfax) – Russian anti-doping organizations could become branches of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), which in that case would be responsible for their work, Russian Sports...
View ArticleNEWSWATCH: “Russia hosts World Cup in heat of battle with West”– AFP
“… Russia was a controversial choice when it was handed the rights to the world’s most watched event in a 2010 vote now tainted by bribery charges. … The years since have seen Moscow clash with the...
View ArticleRUSSIALINK: “Russian Doping Scandal Whistleblower Expects Clean World Cup”–...
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – June 1, 2018) Russian former anti-doping chief-turned-whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov said on Thursday that one player in hosts Russia’s provisional World Cup...
View ArticleRUSSIALINK: “U.S. Requests Doping Tests of Russian World Cup Team”– Moscow Times
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – June 22, 2018) The United States reportedly requested results from Russian footballers’ doping tests following a sudden improvement in performance during the World...
View ArticleJRL NEWSWATCH: “Can we believe what we see at Putin’s World Cup?”– San Diego...
“… [when] FIFA’s 22-person executive committee awarded both the 2018 and 2022 World Cups … victories by Russia and Qatar … risky bids, were met with immediate speculation of vote bartering and outright...
View ArticleNEWSLINK: “Russia’s performance in World Cup – and the country’s history –...
“Russia will meet Croatia in the quarterfinals Saturday in Sochi, where it will play in a stadium built to stage the opening and closing ceremonies of those now-discredited Winter Olympics. And though...
View ArticleJRL NEWSWATCH: “World Anti-Doping Agency Reinstates Russia”– AP
“[WADA] reinstated Russia on Thursday despite a wave of protests, ending the nearly three-year suspension of the country’s drug-testing program because of a state-sponsored doping scheme. WADA’s...
View ArticleJRL NEWSWATCH: “Putin on Rap Music: It’s the Drugs That Really Bother Him”–...
“Told that rap and hip-hop have grown wildly popular among Russian youth, and that … lyrics are rebellious, mention drugs and include many swear words … Putin mused about banning the music outright …...
View ArticleWADA ‘Bitterly Disappointed’ At Russian Failure To Meet Anti-Doping Deadline
(Article ©2019 RFE/RL, Inc., Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty – rferl.org – Jan. 1, 2019 – also appeared at...
View ArticleWADA to Inspect Moscow Lab for Doping Violations
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – January 8, 2019) With the clock ticking towards new sanctions, Russian authorities said on Monday they would allow a World Anti-Doping Agency inspection team to...
View ArticleHow Russian Media Reacted to 4-Year Olympics Ban
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Dec. 10, 2019) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Monday hit Russia with a four-year ban from competing or hosting major world sporting events, including the...
View ArticleRUSSIALINK: “Why Russia Can’t Compete in the Tokyo Olympics, But Its Athletes...
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – July 29, 2021) Russian athletes have won a total of 25 medals in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics under the neutral Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) flag. Here’s our guide to...
View ArticleWADA Revokes Approval Of Russian Anti-Doping Laboratory
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has revoked the right of a Russian laboratory to carry out blood sample analysis after it failed to comply with laboratory standards and ethics [...]
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