Dozens of Russian athletes are likely to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Will Moscow let them go?

With 100 days to go until the Paris Olympics, it’s still not clear whether any athletes from Russia who are expected to qualify will actually go. The question is whether Moscow will accept the ... Read More

Paris 2024: Wada still 'deeply sceptical' about Russia's anti-doping practices

Russian athletes could ... Olympics - which took place prior to the invasion of Ukraine - as Team ROC because of a ban on Russia over doping violations The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) remains ... Read More

Russian skater’s doping case leaves WADA uneasy and targeting new rules before next Winter Olympics

WADA now wants anti-doping rules to be updated before the 2026 Winter Olympics ... Russia’s highest honors authorized by President Vladimir Putin. Niggli acknowledged that “the evidence is not ... Read More

Paris 2024 Olympics: Russia & Belarus athletes will not be part of opening ceremony

Russia said on Wednesday it was "outraged" by the International Olympic ... Wada said the Friendship Games will not take place under the protection of the World Anti-Doping Code, so could ... Read More

Ekaterina Poistogova-Guliyev set to lose 2012 Olympics 800m silver after Russia doping ban

Ekaterina Poistogova-Guliyev looks set to lose her silver medal from the 800 metres at the London Olympics ... doping by the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF). The 33-year-old, who competed for ... Read More

Russia will not compete in gymnastics at 2024 Olympics

Belarusians Aliona Titavets and Yagor Sharmakov are still in contention. Russia and the 2024 Olympics The Olympic Games will take place in July-August 2024. Russia and Belarus will not compete ... Read More

Russia accuses IOC chief of 'conspiracy' to exclude its athletes from 2024 Olympics

Russia accused International Olympic ... had made political statements in support of their government could not take part in the Olympics. "We have also offered to the Ukrainian side - not only ... Read More

France Bracing for Cyberattacks During Summer Olympics

The Paris Olympics will run from July 26 to Aug. 11. The opening ceremony of the 2018 Olympics ... ceremony could also be a target of a cyberattack by a state actor. He did not name a country ... Read More

Russia will target Paris Olympics, warns Macron

Asked whether he was concerned that Russia may target the Paris Games this summer, Mr Macron said: “I have no doubt, including in the informational [news] space.” He added: “[Russia] feeds ... Read More

Russia castigated over plans to run ‘Friendship Games’ just after Olympics

Russia has been accused of a “cynical attempt” to politicise sport for its controversial plans to host a ‘Summer Friendship Games’ shortly after the Paris Olympics. With Russian athletes ... Read More

Olympics stories, schedules, news and events

Get the latest Olympic news, results and medal counts for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, and beyond at Newsday. U.S. track and field athletes have around four dozen pieces to choose ... Read More

Russia will target Paris Olympics, warns Macron

Russia will seek to disrupt the Paris Olympics, President Macron warned ... including in the informational [news] space.” He added: “[Russia] feeds every day into the idea that we shouldn ... Read More