Russian “athletes and officials are part of the state propaganda machine,” Kyiv warns new International Olympic Committee ...

We expect that in the era of the new leader … Russia will return to the Olympic podium,” Moscow’s sports chief said.

The Olympic committee banned Moscow from ... themselves in the games and could not invoke Russian nationalistic symbols like the flag or anthem or participate in some ceremonies.

Russia hopes that Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry, the newly elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), will ...

Putin was among the first to congratulate Zimbabwe's Coventry following her election victory on Thursday, saying her "unique ...