- 21:54 02/04/2013
It was still dark outside when Jessica Long ambled into the Olympic aquatic center on a recent morning wearing a pastel one-piece swimsuit and gray knee pads to shield the stumps of her legs from the poolside concrete.
- 13:12 25/01/2013
Dynamo Krasnodar coach Yuri Marichev has been appointed Russian national women's volleyball head coach, the federation told R-Sport on Friday.
- 15:55 08/11/2012
The silver medalist in the women's discus at the London Olympics is reportedly suspected of using anabolic steroids.
- 23:08 07/11/2012
Uzbek wrestler Soslan Tigiev has been stripped of his bronze medal from the London 2012 Olympics after failing a drug test, the International Olympic Committee said Wednesday.
- 18:18 07/11/2012
Russian race walker Elena Lashmanova has had her world record set at the Olympic Games in London ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations.
- 14:10 07/11/2012
The man who won Russia's first wrestling gold medal at the London Olympics has entered Army service, an official told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.
- 18:22 06/11/2012
President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia's "high expectations" of success at the London Olympics went unmet, and ordered officials to draw lessons from the experience.
- 19:00 30/10/2012
David Blatt has resigned as coach of the Russian national men's basketball team, the sport's federation said Tuesday.
- 15:49 09/10/2012
Double London 2012 gold medalists Usain Bolt and Mo Farah are among the Olympic track and field stars nominated Tuesday for the World Athlete of the Year Award.
- 15:57 15/09/2012
Russian Olympic medal-winning swimmer Nikita Lobintsev is to attend a training camp in the United Statesrun by coach Dave Salo, Lobintsev told R-Sport Saturday.
- 17:03 02/09/2012
London Olympic champions Andy Murray and Serena Williams beat their opponents in the third round of the U.S. Open.
- 17:08 29/08/2012
Sergei Ovchinnikov, the coach of the Russian women's volleyball team at the London Olympics, has died at a pre-season training camp in Croatia with his club Dynamo Moscow. He was 43.
- 16:45 28/08/2012
An Olympic bronze medal has been stolen from a member of Russia's basketball team and police said Tuesday there is little hope of catching the culprits.
- 16:59 27/08/2012
A bronze medal was stolen from a Russian professional basketball player who recently led the Russian national team to third place in the Olympics, Life News reported on Monday.
- 20:45 21/08/2012
A Russian synchronized swimmer who won double gold at the London Olympics is now keeping well clear of the pool, she told R-Sport on Tuesday.
- 09:58 20/08/2012
The RIA Novosti photography team at the London 2012 Olympic Games included nine photojournalists, two photo editors and a coordinating editor. Through their pictures, the photographers captured the most exciting moments of individual and team performances, the victories of the Russian champions, as well as the Games' opening and closing ceremonies.
- 17:53 16/08/2012
Russia’s Olympic weightlifting squad was clean of doping at the Olympics despite rumors to the contrary, the head of the Russian Weightlifting Federation said Thursday.
- 15:40 16/08/2012
Russia’s victorious rhythmic gymnasts had their telephones and computers confiscated before the Olympics to stop them being distracted, a member of the winning team said Thursday.
- 14:50 16/08/2012
Russia's failure to win gold in weightlifting at the London Olympics was "uncomfortable" but not the fault of the coaching staff, the head of the Russian Weightlifting Federation said Thursday.
