After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 with assistance from neighboring Belarus, the IOC under its outgoing president, Thomas ...

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.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov reaffirmed Russia’s intention to compete under its anthem and flag at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. In March 2023, the IOC recommended allowing Russian ...

Since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, which the IOC called a violation of the Olympic charter, Russian and Belarusian athletes have been barred from competing in the Games under their ...

Russian-born tennis player Daria Kasatkina says she is switching allegiances to Australia after her application for permanent ...

The Olympic committee banned the Russian team from competing ... This meant the athletes represented themselves in the games and could not invoke Russian nationalistic symbols like the flag or anthem ...

Despite a tenure in which keeping the Olympics and politics separate has at times been difficult – and in which he’s had to deal with some of the world’s most controversial leaders ...

Russia believes the election of Kirsty Coventry as IOC president can see the banned nation “return to the Olympic podium”.

Russia's Olympic Committee was suspended by the IOC ... part in last year's Paris Games as neutrals without any national flags or anthems. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko also ...