The International Association of Athletics Federation has urged the International Olympic Committee to overrule the results of the women’s 4x400 relay of the 2004 Summer Olympics. The current gold-title holder Crystal Cox from the US admitted using steroids in late January. If the plea is satisfied Russia’s Olesya Krasnomovets, Olesya... →
Two Russian female skiers won medals at the Paralympic 15-kilometer standing cross-country events on Monday. Anna Burmistrova with a locomotive-system impairment took gold. Earlier she came first in the women’s pursuit standing biathlon. Visually impaired Lubov Vasilyeva grabbed silver finishing 3 and a half minutes after the gold-medal... →
Russian man Kiril Mikhailov took gold in a Monday 20-kilometer cross-country skiing event for athletes with spine problems at the Paralympics. Norwegian Nils-Erik Ulset took silver and bronze went to Russia’s Vladimir Kononov. In the similar event for people with sight impairment, Russian Viktor Polukhin snatched silver with Canadian... →
Figure skater Yevgeny Plushenko will be awarded a special gold medal, which is expected to be produced in the nearest future. The medal will have an inscription “To winner Yevgeny Plushenko for his unequalled skills, from the Russian people”. Last week the sportsman was granted the military Order of Honor for sports achievements by the... →
At IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha, Qatar, Russian high Ivan Ukhov won gold taking 2.36 m height. His compatriot Yaroslav Rybakov won silver taking 2.31 m, while US jumper Dusty Jonas is the third with the same result. Russian Maria Savinova won gold in the 800meteres run showing the fastest time 1m 58,26 seconds. Russians... →
The Russian team took the lead on the very first day of the Winter Paralympics in Canada. The athletes have already won three gold, three silver and two bronze medals and currently tops the overall ratings. Before the Paralympic Games started, President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev said he was sure that the Russian athletes would prove their... →
The Beringia International sled-dog race begins in Kamchatka on Sunday. The 950-km long race is divided into 15 legs, its route passes through 12 towns and villages of Kamchatka Krai. This year, 17 mushers will compete for the Prize of Kamchatka Krai Governor – off-road vehicle UAZ Patriot; the second and the third – a snowmobile and... →
The International Association of Athletics Federation has urged the International Olympic Committee to overrule the results of the women’s 4x400 relay of the 2004 Summer Olympics. The current gold-title holder Crystal Cox from the US admitted using steroids in late January. →
Two Russian female skiers won medals at the Paralympic 15-kilometer standing cross-country events on Monday. Anna Burmistrova with a locomotive-system impairment took gold. Earlier she came first in the women’s pursuit standing biathlon. Visually impaired Lubov Vasilyeva grabbed silver finishing 3 and a half minutes after the gold-medal winner Verene Bentele from Germany. →
Russian man Kiril Mikhailov took gold in a Monday 20-kilometer cross-country skiing event for athletes with spine problems at the Paralympics. Norwegian Nils-Erik Ulset took silver and bronze went to Russia’s Vladimir Kononov. In the similar event for people with sight impairment, Russian Viktor Polukhin snatched silver with Canadian Brian McIver winning gold. →
Figure skater Yevgeny Plushenko will be awarded a special gold medal, which is expected to be produced in the nearest future. →
At IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha, Qatar, Russian high Ivan Ukhov won gold taking 2.36 m height. His compatriot Yaroslav Rybakov won silver taking 2.31 m, while US jumper Dusty Jonas is the third with the same result. Russian Maria Savinova won gold in the 800meteres run showing the fastest time 1m 58,26 seconds. →
The Russian team took the lead on the very first day of the Winter Paralympics in Canada. The athletes have already won three gold, three silver and two bronze medals and currently tops the overall ratings. →
The Beringia International sled-dog race begins in Kamchatka on Sunday. The 950-km long race is divided into 15 legs, its route passes through 12 towns and villages of Kamchatka Krai. This year, 17 mushers will compete for the Prize of Kamchatka Krai Governor – off-road vehicle UAZ Patriot; the second and the third – a snowmobile and outboard engine, respectively. →
On the outcome of the first day at the Paralympic Games in Canada, Russia won the biggest number of medals – 3 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze ones. On the second place is Ukraine with 2 golds, 1 silver and 2 bronzes. Germany, Norway, Belarus and the US have one medal each. →
Russian biathlete Irek Zaripov won the first golden medal at the Paralympic Games in Canada in a 2.4 km pursuit race for sportsmen with aberration of locomotor system. His result is 09:51.00. Ukrainian Yuriy Kostyuk von the second place and American Andy Soul – the third. →
And in sport, Russia’s Ivan Cherezov is first in the ten-kilometre race at a World Cup tournament in biathlon in Kontiolahti in Finland. He didn’t make a single miss. The silver went to Emil Hegle Svendsen of Norway, and the bronze, to Martin Fourcade of France. →
Russia ’s Olga Zaitseva is second in the sprint race at a World Cup tournament in biathlon in Kontiolahti in Finland. Only an unfortunate fall prevented her from overtaking Daria Domrachova of Belarus. The bronze went to Germany’s Kati Wilhelm. None of the three girls made a single shooting miss. →
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has sent Russian Paralylmpians a telegram to wish them every success now that the Paralympics have kicked off in Vancouver. He says he is certain that they will display high performing skills, fortitude and a fighting stance in fair and hot contest. →
The 10 th Winter Paralympics have opened in Vancouver . The theme of the opening ceremony, held at BC Place, was “One inspires many”. The culmination of the event was the lighting of the Paralympics cauldron. →
According to head of the Russian Football Union Alexey Sorokin, the coach of the Russian national football team Guus Hiddink has denied media reports that he is seeking an early termination of contract with his Russian employers. It is still unclear where he is going next. →
Despite skepticism on the part of foreign bookmakers, Russian autoracing enthusiasts are looking forward to a resounding success by this country's first driver in Formula One in a Grand Prix race in Bahrain on Sunday. →
The 10 th Winter Paralympic Games are due to start on March 12 th in Vancouver, involving handicapped sportsmen of different countries, who will compete in five sports. Russians will participate in three of them - cross-country skiing, alpine skiing and biathlon. Ice hockey and curling are still to be mastered by the Paralympic team of Russia. →
A group of Alpine climbers from the Russian republic of South Ossetia have conquered South America's highest peak Aconcagua, in Argentina. The expedition was held in the framework of the "Russians on Mountain Peaks of the World" event, which is held in honour of the forthcoming Sochi Winter Olympics, in 2014. →
Russian racer Vitaly Petrov was the 16 th in the opening practice session of the Formula One season at the Bahrain Grand Prix. German Adrian Sutil who drives for Force India set the fastest time. Ferrari's Fernando Alonso from Spain and Pole Robert Kubica of Renault were the second and the third respectively. →
Dmitry Romanov of Russia has won the Euroepan quick-fire championships in Norway by scoring 387 points after 40 shots. Niklas Bergström of Sweden scored as many points, but Romanov proved better in re-firing. The bronze medal went to another Russian, Maxim Stepanov. Team Russia has also won the gold medal in teams’ qualifications. →
The opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Paralympics will be held at on the BC Place ice arena in Vancouver on Saturday. About 300,000 athletes from almost 50 countries will take part in the competitions. They will compete for medals in 5 sport events: biathlon, ski-crossing, ice hockey, mountain skiing and curling. →
