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News Russia » South » Sports: Russia heads to sports court to overturn its ban from international track and field

News channel or source: https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/russia-heads-sports-court-overturn-111553998.html
Published on: Wednesday 08 July 2026

Russia's track and field federation says it has gone to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn a World Athletics ruling suspending its athletes from international events due to the war in ...

News Russia » South » Sports: Russia’s lifted suspension could upend the 2028 Olympics

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/other/russia-s-lifted-suspension-could-upend-the-2028-olympics/ar-AA27Qft3
Published on: Monday 13 July 2026

Athletes have been banned from competing under the Russian flag since 2016 ...

News Russia » South » Sports: Ovechkin, Malkin, Kucherov, and Russia's return to international sports

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/ovechkin-malkin-kucherov-and-russia-s-return-to-international-sports/ar-AA25drxP
Published on: Tuesday 09 June 2026

Since the onset of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian athletes and national teams have been widely excluded from international sport. Yet the pressure to reintegrate them never really ...

News Russia » South » Sports: IOC eases path towards Russia return at LA Games, but World Athletics ban remains

News channel or source: https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3359807/ioc-eases-path-towards-russia-return-la-games-world-athletics-ban-remains
Published on: Wednesday 08 July 2026

IOC president says athletes should not be punished for “actions of their governments”, but decision isn’t binding on governing bodies.

News Russia » South » Sports: Timeline of sports bans for Russian and Belarusian athletes after invasion of Ukraine

News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/timeline-sports-bans-russian-belarusian-athletes-after-invasion-ukraine-2026-07-07/
Published on: Tuesday 07 July 2026

The International Olympic Committee provisionally lifted its ban on the Russian Olympic Committee on Tuesday, paving the way for a return to international competitions including at the Los Angeles ...

News Russia » South » Sports: Russia’s return to global sports arena would be good for everyone — sports official

News channel or source: https://tass.com/sports/2142721
Published on: Thursday 04 June 2026

ST. PETERSBURG, June 5. /TASS/. The global sports world would only benefit if previously imposed sanctions against Russian athletes are lifted, Russian Sports Minister and President of the Russian ...