http://www.mail.com/in-en/organizations/19684-russia-olympic-team.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/organizations/19684-russia-olympic-team.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2082250-russia-scraps-visas-foreign-athletes.html MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin has waived visa requirements for athletes, coaches and other staff attending international sporting events in Russia. Russia is hosting the Winter Olympics next year and the soccer World Cup in 2018. In August, the Athletics World Championships will be held in Moscow. The decree Putin signed Tuesday said the visa wai... Mon, 13 May 2013 17:24:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2082250-russia-scraps-visas-foreign-athletes.html 2013-05-13T17:24:30Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2077036-cameron-promises-british-security-help-sochi.html MOSCOW (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron says his country's special services will resume limited cooperation with Russia to boost security preparations for the Sochi Winter Olympics next year. Britain had suspended security cooperation with Russia after the 2006 poisoning death in London of former Russian security agent Alexander Litvinenko. Rus... Fri, 10 May 2013 16:48:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2077036-cameron-promises-british-security-help-sochi.html 2013-05-10T16:48:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2055576-olympic-discus-silver-medalist-banned-doping.html MOSCOW (AP) — Olympic discus silver medalist Darya Pishchalnikova has been banned for 10 years for doping and will be stripped of her medal, the Russian track and field federation said. The ban annuls Pishchalnikova's results from May 20, 2012, including her silver medal from last year's London Olympics. The 27-year-old Russian tested positive for the ban... Wed, 01 May 2013 11:08:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2055576-olympic-discus-silver-medalist-banned-doping.html 2013-05-01T11:08:57Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2051524-report-arsenic-russian-official.html MOSCOW (AP) — The Interfax news agency says the former Russian Olympic official who was forced to quit in a scandal over preparations for the 2014 Sochi Winter Games has been diagnosed with high levels of arsenic and molybdenum in his blood. The agency says the diagnosis of Akhmed Bilalov was made in a statement from the clinic of German doctor Wolfgang K... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:02:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2051524-report-arsenic-russian-official.html 2013-04-29T18:02:56Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2041402-vanuatu-up-russia-qatar-boxing-worlds.html LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The tiny South Pacific island of Vanuatu is competing with Russia and Qatar to host the 2015 world boxing championships. The sport's amateur governing body, known as AIBA, says they are among five countries expressing interest in hosting the event, which is a qualifier for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. AIBA says Thailand and ... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:48:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2041402-vanuatu-up-russia-qatar-boxing-worlds.html 2013-04-24T12:48:20Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2039032-moscow-to-host-2014-worlds-3-on-3-basketball.html MIES, Switzerland (AP) — The 2014 world championship in 3-on-3 basketball will be held in Moscow, which could be its first as an Olympic sport. The International Basketball Federation says the tournament will be held over five days in June. The Russian capital also hosts an IOC executive board meeting in August which will decide whether to include the hal... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:14:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2039032-moscow-to-host-2014-worlds-3-on-3-basketball.html 2013-04-23T14:14:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2031986-russia-sochi-security-tight-boston-bombs.html MOSCOW (AP) — The naming of two Chechen brothers as the suspects in the deadly Boston Marathon bombing is reviving fears about security at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, the resort town on the edge of Russia's restive southern republics. But officials insist they are prepared to protect Olympic athletes and spectators. If anything, experts said, the bomb... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:01:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2031986-russia-sochi-security-tight-boston-bombs.html 2013-04-19T19:01:27Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2025500-sochi-chief-vows-to-games-safest-history.html MOSCOW (AP) — The head of Sochi's Olympic organizing committee says authorities will do everything to make the 2014 Winter Games the "safest in history." Dmitry Chernyshenko said Wednesday that the security plan for Sochi meets international demands. He said in remarks carried by Russian news agencies that the system's efficiency has been proven at test c... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:48:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2025500-sochi-chief-vows-to-games-safest-history.html 2013-04-17T13:48:42Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2023468-boston-bombs-raise-worries-olympics-world-cup.html LONDON (AP) — From London to Sochi to Rio de Janeiro, the deadly bomb attacks on the Boston Marathon raised new concerns Tuesday over safety at major sports events around the world, including the Olympics and World Cup. The twin bombings near the marathon finish line that killed three people and injured more than 170 people brought into sharp focus the se... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:29:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2023468-boston-bombs-raise-worries-olympics-world-cup.html 2013-04-17T00:29:16Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2022410-boston-marathon-bombs-worlds-cities-alert.html LONDON (AP) — With two high-profile events in the days ahead — Margaret Thatcher's funeral and the London Marathon — British officials are looking anew at security precautions following the bombings in Boston. Terror threat levels in Europe and elsewhere, however, have remained unchanged, in contrast to other recent bombings and thwarted attacks that rais... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:06:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2022410-boston-marathon-bombs-worlds-cities-alert.html 2013-04-16T20:06:14Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2022262-russia-ponders-sports-security-lessons-boston.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russian officials gave mixed signals Tuesday over whether they needed to increase security at key sporting events like the World Athletics Championship and the 2014 Winter Olympics after explosions at Boston's marathon killed three people and wounded over 170. The track and field championship, which takes place in Moscow on Aug. 10-18, is se... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:44:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2022262-russia-ponders-sports-security-lessons-boston.html 2013-04-16T15:44:41Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2012504-russias-sochi-busy-storing-snow-2014-olympics.html SOCHI, Russia (AP) — In April, at the end of another seemingly endless winter, most Russians are eager to get rid of the piles of snow that have clogged their cities and streets and yards for months. Yet down south in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, fleets of heavy machinery and a corps of laborers are hard at work trying to store acres (hectares) of the f... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 07:38:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2012504-russias-sochi-busy-storing-snow-2014-olympics.html 2013-04-11T07:38:31Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2010462-russia-charges-olympic-committee-official.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russian prosecutors filed abuse of office charges against the former deputy head of the Russian Olympic Committee on Wednesday. The move against Akhmed Bilalov came after he was criticized by President Vladimir Putin for delays and cost overruns in building the ski jump complex for the Sochi Olympics. Its cost soared from $40 million to $265... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:39:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2010462-russia-charges-olympic-committee-official.html 2013-04-10T14:39:23Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1967226-apnewsbreak-ioc-to-retest-turin-olympic-samples.html LONDON (AP) — With the eight-year deadline approaching, the IOC will retest doping samples from the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin in a bid to catch any drug cheats who escaped detection at the time. IOC medical commission chairman Arne Ljungqvist told The Associated Press on Wednesday that samples will be retested with more advanced techniques to search f... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:33:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1967226-apnewsbreak-ioc-to-retest-turin-olympic-samples.html 2013-03-20T13:33:16Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1954316-putin-indicates-support-olympic-wrestling.html MOSCOW (AP) — Wrestling's campaign to stay in the Olympics has won some heavyweight support — from Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian leader President Mahmoud Ahmaninedjad. Both men called for the International Olympic Committee to reconsider after the executive board dropped the sport last month from the program of the 2020 Games. Wrestling is ... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:21:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1954316-putin-indicates-support-olympic-wrestling.html 2013-03-14T18:21:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1951356-killy-progress-sochi-to.html SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Jean-Claude Killy and IOC inspectors gave their approval of the progress in Sochi for the 2014 Winter Games after a two-day visit. Killy, the head of an International Olympic Committee inspection group, said Wednesday that recent tests at 10 of the Olympic venues have gone well and "the feedback from sports federations has been mostly... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:49:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1951356-killy-progress-sochi-to.html 2013-03-13T16:49:12Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1948454-ioc-pay-visit-to-sochi-to-check-preparations.html SOCHI, Russia (AP) — With the games less than a year away, IOC inspectors are paying their latest visit to Sochi to check on preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympics. The IOC coordination commission, headed by Jean-Claude Killy, began two days of meetings and site visits Tuesday in the Black Sea resort. It is the panel's ninth and penultimate trip to Soc... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:24:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1948454-ioc-pay-visit-to-sochi-to-check-preparations.html 2013-03-12T12:24:47Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1944374-russia-germany-win-world-cup-biathlon-relays.html SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Dmitry Malyshko and Evgeny Ustyugov anchored the Russia team to a comeback win in the men's 4x7.5-kilometer relay at a biathlon World Cup meet Sunday, while Germany won the women's 4x6-kilometer race on the Sochi Olympics course. Russia overcame one penalty loop and six missed targets to win in 1 hour, 9 minutes, 50.8 seconds, 38. 3 s... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:59:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1944374-russia-germany-win-world-cup-biathlon-relays.html 2013-03-10T16:59:34Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1941014-wrestling-considers-changing-singlet-olympics.html LONDON (AP) — Desperate to modernize to keep its place in the Olympics, wrestling is considering changes to one of its most traditional symbols: the simple singlet. The acting head of wrestling's governing body said Friday the federation is negotiating with manufacturers to produce a new singlet that will reduce sweat and look different for Greco-Roman an... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:50:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1941014-wrestling-considers-changing-singlet-olympics.html 2013-03-08T18:50:42Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1924666-norway-wins-mens-relay-nordic-worlds.html VAL DI FIEMME, Italy (AP) — Petter Northug gave Norway its seventh straight relay gold at the Nordic world championships on Friday, using his trademark sprinting ability to beat Calle Halfvarsson of Sweden down the final stretch. Halfvarsson tried to attack on the final climb to shake off the Norwegian and had a small lead entering the finish straight. Bu... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:35:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1924666-norway-wins-mens-relay-nordic-worlds.html 2013-03-01T17:35:45Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1919426-ap-interview-wrestling-plans-election-turkey.html VEVEY, Switzerland (AP) — Fighting to retain wrestling's Olympic status, the sport's governing body plans to meet in Turkey within weeks to elect a president and press for modernizing changes required by the IOC. The gathering of up to 177 members of FILA is seen as essential to helping rebuild wrestling's image after a shock recommendation by the IOC exe... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 19:14:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1919426-ap-interview-wrestling-plans-election-turkey.html 2013-02-27T19:14:02Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1918306-russian-wrestler-to-return-olympic-gold.html MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian wrestler says he is returning his Olympic gold medal in protest against the International Olympic Committee's decision to drop his sport from the Olympic program. Sagid Murtazaliyev told Russian television late Tuesday that it was a "tough decision" to make but he hopes it might move Olympic officials to see "common sense." The IOC... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:53:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1918306-russian-wrestler-to-return-olympic-gold.html 2013-02-27T08:53:05Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1916622-istanbul-wants-wrestling-wins-olympic-bid.html LONDON (AP) — The head of Istanbul's bid for the 2020 Olympics hopes a winning vote coincides with wrestling being reinstated to the program by the IOC. The International Olympic Committee executive board voted this month to drop wrestling from 2020, but the final decision will be made at the assembly in September in Buenos Aires, Argentina. That is when ... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:04:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1916622-istanbul-wants-wrestling-wins-olympic-bid.html 2013-02-26T18:04:30Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1910336-wrestling-chief-promises-swift-rules-overhaul.html GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Wrestling needs to overhaul its often mystifying rules as the sport seeks against the odds to retain its Olympic status, according to the new interim president of the international wrestling federation. Wrestling had itself partly to blame for the International Olympic Committee's decision to drop the sport from 2020... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 17:52:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1910336-wrestling-chief-promises-swift-rules-overhaul.html 2013-02-23T17:52:57Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1908684-kirilenko-taking-time-russia-team.html MOSCOW (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrei Kirilenko is taking time off from the Russian national team for family reasons, local media reported. The 32-year-old Kirilenko told Russian daily Sport-Express that he had informed the Russian basketball federation president, Alexander Krasnenkov, of his decision by phone. Kirilenko was quoted as saying... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:50:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1908684-kirilenko-taking-time-russia-team.html 2013-02-22T18:50:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1903126-russia-to-fight-to-wrestling-olympics.html MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin's spokesman says Russia will do all it can to persuade the International Olympic Committee to keep wrestling in the Olympics. According to Russian news reports, Dmitry Peskov says Russia will work with the IOC "at all possible levels" to argue against the move to drop wrestling. The IOC's executive board voted to cut... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:55:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1903126-russia-to-fight-to-wrestling-olympics.html 2013-02-20T14:55:40Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/1899022-column-judos-giant-teddy-life-lonely-top.html PARIS (AP) — Roger Federer has Rafael Nadal, the Yankees have the Red Sox, Ferrari has McLaren, but Teddy Riner is all alone. In his sport, judo, the Olympic champion with a physique like Shaquille O'Neal's and first name borrowed from his older brother's teddy bear has few rivals to really trouble him. The heavyweight from France was so invincible at the... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:15:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/1899022-column-judos-giant-teddy-life-lonely-top.html 2013-02-18T13:15:27Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1897894-led-ligety-us-golds-ski-worlds.html SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — Julia Mancuso got the ball rolling with an almost forgotten bronze medal on the same day Lindsey Vonn had a season-ending crash. Ted Ligety followed with three golds to earn the title from local media of "Der Koenig von Schladming" — "The King of Schladming." And 17-year-old Mikaela Shiffrin capped a historic world championships... Sun, 17 Feb 2013 16:42:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1897894-led-ligety-us-golds-ski-worlds.html 2013-02-17T16:42:29Z