Russian football clubs suspended from participation in European championships

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has not allowed Russian football clubs to compete in the Champions League and Europa League for the 2022/2023 season, reports the BBC. “There will be no Russian clubs in UEFA club competitions in the 2022/23 season,” the UEFA press service said. Russian clubs and national teams...

Paralympic Russia was removed from the Games in Rio in full: who is to blame?

As an accredited journalist, I worked at two Paralympics - the London 2012 Summer Paralympics and the Sochi Winter 2014 Paralympics. Both times I watched how incredibly athletes with disabilities and boundless spirit overcame themselves and...

The Russian national weightlifting team was removed from the Olympics in full force

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has suspended Russian weightlifters from participating in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The reason for this verdict was numerous cases of violation of anti-doping rules. “The reputation of weightlifting as a sport has been seriously damaged many times and on many levels by the actions of...

Past Rio? 14 athletes from Russia discovered doping samples from the Olympics-2008

The Russian Olympic Committee confirmed receipt of documents from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) notifying that 2008 Russian athletes tested positive for doping samples taken during the 14 Beijing Olympic Games. Now Russia, as the president had previously warned ...

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