LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday made clear that political interference in sport remained a red line on the matter of exploring a pathway for athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport to return to international competitions as "Individual Neutral Athletes".
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Jul 09, 2019 14:07
MIES (Switzerland): Russia's flag carrier Aeroflot has become a FIBA partner and the official airline of the Basketball World Cup 2019.
This summer Aeroflot and FIBA are taking the Basketball World Cup trophy to cities around the globe, delivering a World Cup experience to fans and showcasing its greatest prize as part of basketball celebrations and FIBA's flagship competition.
Nov 19, 2018 13:11
MOSCOW: Russia has been named as hosts of the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in 2022 for the first time ever, the All-Russian Volleyball Federation’s press service announced recently.
Nov 02, 2018 14:11
MUNICH: Nearly six weeks after winning the bid against Turkey for hosting the Euro 2024 championships, Germany has now set its sights on the UEFA Champions League 2021 final. UEFA has received their ‘declaration of interest’ as the DFB, the governing body of German football, has named Munich as the candidate city.
Jun 08, 2018 15:06
ZURICH: FIFA announced on Thursday that more than 2.4 million tickets have been sold to football fans globally for the World Cup 2018 in Russia, starting next week.
Some 2,403,116 tickets have been sold since sales began September 2017, and Latin American fans are leading global demand, FIFA stated.
Jun 01, 2018 15:06
LONDON: Although Russia will be hosting the FIFA World Cup, the biggest sporting event on the planet, this year, the country doesn’t stand to gain economic benefits that will help it in the long run, according to a report published by global financial firm Moody's Investors Service on Thursday.
Mar 01, 2018 17:03
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed on Wednesday that it had reinstated Russia after the remaining tests of the country's athletes at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics were all returned negative.
Dec 06, 2017 14:12
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has banned Russia from the 2018 Winter Games over its state-orchestrated doping programme, but, as was the case at the Rio Summer Olympics, clean Russian athletes will be allowed to compete under an Olympic flag.