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— December 5, 2014

Chain reactions

The revelations by the German channel ARD on doping practices in Russian sport have provoked a series of reactions, both in Moscow and in certain sporting institutions.... Read more "

— October 14, 2014

Putin's largesse

Vladimir Putin's interest in sport cannot be denied. The Russian President announced the creation of a new national plan for the development of sport in Russia to... Read more "

— July 30, 2014

Stop naturalizations

Russia will no longer look abroad in the hope of increasing its medal haul at the Olympic Games and major international competitions. This is Alexander's promise... Read more "

— July 17, 2014

Generous Putin

Vladimir Putin is a man of his word. The Russian president had promised to generously reward the players of the national ice hockey team, crowned world champions in the month of... Read more "

— July 9, 2014

Sochi changes games

The question of the future of the Olympic facilities in Sochi, after the Winter Games, is about to be resolved. According to Russian media, the country intends to create a zone there... Read more "

— June 27, 2014

First promotion

The first class of the Master of Sports Administration at the Russian International Olympic University (RIOU) based in Sochi has completed its year. Its 27 students, from 14 countries,... Read more "

— June 12, 2014

Sochi capital of chess

The Sochi Olympic calendar continues to fill up. After the tennis Fed Cup, an F1 Grand Prix, matches from the 2018 World Cup and... Read more "

— June 6, 2014

Mafia blackmail

Astonishing revelation from the German press. According to Bild am Sonntag, the former head of the bid committee of the Austrian city of Salzburg for the 2014 Winter Games... Read more "

— April 2, 2014

The Sochi effect

The Sochi Olympic and Paralympic Games allowed Russia to take first place in the famous “Global Sports Nations Index” established by the Sportcal agency. Calculated on... Read more "

— September 18, 2013

Kazan, welcoming land

Russia makes no secret of its desire to recruit foreign athletes in the future. As proof, the arrival in Kazan, at the start of the 2013 school year, of four Kenyan athletes.... Read more "