Russia

— December 23, 2015

Three months to succeed

The government is taking matters into its own hands in Russia in the doping scandal that has rocked national athletics since last summer. According to the Tass agency, the political authorities gave... Read more "

— December 18, 2015

Anti-doping agency decapitated

The Russians no longer take half measures. As a result of the provisional suspension imposed by the IAAF on the Athletics Federation, the management team of the Russian anti-doping agency (RUSADA) resigned... Read more "

— December 11, 2015

A head falls

Heads continue to roll in Russian sport. Less than a month after the IAAF suspended the athletics federation, the director of the Russian anti-doping agency (RUSADA), Ramil Khabriev,... Read more "

— December 3, 2015

No new anti-doping agency

The plan to set up a new national anti-doping agency in Russia is no longer relevant. Special Advisor to the Minister of Sports, Natalia Zhelanova, explained this to the media... Read more "

— June 26, 2015

Sochi under water

A storm of rare violence and torrential rains drowned the city of Sochi on Thursday June 25, causing significant damage to the Olympic Park site... Read more "

— March 3, 2015

Two new athletics halls

During business, work continues. Strongly shaken by a doping scandal, Russian athletics should soon benefit from new facilities. Vitaliy Mutko, the Russian Minister of Sports,... Read more "

— January 2, 2015

Putin proud of his Games

For Vladimir Putin, the Sochi Winter Games were the best in history. The Russian president spoke at length about the event during his speech on December 31 in... Read more "

— 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 "