Since the Atlanta 1996 Games when former Soviet countries began competing as individual nations, athletes from Russia and Belarus have twirled, pirouetted and tumbled their way to Olympic dominance in ...

There are 206 National Olympic Committees in the 2024 Summer Olympics. Russia and Belarus are absent from the list of ...

Rhythmic gymnastics at the Tokyo Olympics saw a dramatic changing of the guard after two decades of Russian dominance. In both the individual all-around and group finals, the Russian favorites ...

Russia's long climb back to the top in men's Olympic gymnastics is over. The team representing the Russian Olympic Committee rode remarkable performances by Artur Dalaloyan and Nikita Nagornyy to ...

Mariya is not in Paris defending her Olympic high jump title. Team Russia is barred from these Games because of the war in Ukraine. A World Athletics ruling means that track and field stars from ...

Just 15 Russian athletes were permitted to take part in the Paris Olympics this summer, competing as neutrals. The athletes had to qualify for the Games and pass a double check, first by the ...

Mikhail Degtyaryov, a member of the right-wing Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, was elected head of the Russian Olympic Committee. Mikhail Degtyaryov was elected as Russia's new Olympics chief ...

Team Russia's participation in the 2026 Winter Olympics, set to be held in Milan-Cortina, remains uncertain. Russian athletes have been banned from international events since early 2022 ...