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— July 4, 2016

battle of numbers

Battle of numbers in Russian athletics. In a press release published at the end of last week, the IAAF ensures that it has received 80 applications for entry into the Rio 2016 Games from... Read more "

— June 30, 2016

The time of the call

They announced it, they kept their word. The collective appeal of Russian athletes, written on behalf of their national Olympic committee (ROC), after the suspension of their federation by the IAAF,... Read more "

— June 29, 2016

Around ten candidates for Rio 2016

Mikhail Butov, the general secretary of the Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF), told the TASS agency: 10 Russian athletes have already sent the IAAF, individually, a request... Read more "

— June 28, 2016

Mutko could leave

Could Vitaly Mutko be leaving? The Russian Sports Minister has announced that he will resign if the suspension of Russian athletics is extended in the coming weeks... Read more "

— June 27, 2016

A call during the week

Mikhail Butov, its secretary general, confirmed to the media: the Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) and the Russian athletes' collective will file this week before the Court of Arbitration for Sport... Read more "

— June 22, 2016

Joint action before the CAS

Yuriy Borzakovskiy, the head coach of Russian athletics (our photo), confirmed it on Tuesday June 21 after the IOC Olympic summit in Lausanne: Russian athletes will not stay... Read more "

— June 21, 2016

The threat becomes clearer

After athletics, other sports? According to the Insidethegames website, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) could request a suspension of the entire Russian delegation from the Rio Games, all disciplines... Read more "

— June 21, 2016

All legal means

Resistance is being organized in Russia after the IAAF's decision to maintain the suspension of the Russian Athletics Federation. Its leaders took advantage of the national championships, organized since Monday... Read more "