Russian athlete stripped of 2012 Olympic gold

'Following AIU charges based on LIMS data, Russian athlete Natalia Antyukh has been banned for the use of a Prohibited Substance/Method. DQ results from 15 July 2012 until 29 June 2013.'  ......

IOC mulling return of anti-war Russian athletes

IMAGE: International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach stressed that the current guidance on Russian athletes was still standing but added that the IOC also needed to think about the future.......

Ukraine's Mahuchikh defies odds to win high jump gold

IMAGE: Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchik celebrates after winning the Women's High Jump. Photograph: Maja Hitij/Getty Images for World Athletics Yaroslava Mahuchikh, who was forced to flee......

Moved out of Russia, Chess Olympiad to be held in Chennai

IMAGE: The Chess Olympiad is a biennial event in which teams from some 190 countries compete over a two-week period. Photograph: International Chess Federation/Instagram The 44th Chess Olympiad,......

Putin stripped of black belt over Ukraine invasion

IMAGE: Russian president Vladimir Putin visits the construction site of the National Space Agency. Photograph: Sputnik/Sergey Guneev/Kremlin/Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin has been......