Isinbayeva quits as Russian anti-doping chief

Twice Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva has resigned as chair of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA), the Interfax news agency reported -- a move that may help Russian athletes......

World champ Shubenkov of Russia cleared to compete as neutrals

Seven more Russian athletes, including world champions Sergey Shubenkov and Mariya Kuchina, have been cleared to return to competition as neutrals by the IAAF's doping review board. The sport's......

With only one Russian athlete in the fray, Americans eye bumper medals haul

IMAGE: Darya Klishina of Russia warms up before the long jump. Photograph: Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images. The United States is expected to run away with the athletics competition in Rio, taking......

Two Russians appeal ban from Rio Olympics

IMAGE: Russia's Vladimir Morozov reacts. Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/Files/Reuters Russian swimmers Vladimir Morozov and Nikita Lobintsev have launched an appeal against the ruling banning them......

How the Rio Olympics ban has affected these Russian athletes

Following the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision on Sunday not to issue a blanket ban on Russian athletes despite evidence of systematic doping across the majority of Olympic sports,......