Doping in Russia
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Systematic doping of Russian athletes has resulted in 51 Olympic medals stripped from Russia, four times the number of the next highest, and more than 30% of the global total. Russia has the most comp
Yuliya Stepanova
Dick Pound led the 2015 WADA investigation and became a vocal critic of the IOC's indecision
Vladimir Putin and Lamine Diack
Headquarters of the Russian Olympic Committee in Moscow
Sport in Russia
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The most popular sport in Russia is association football. According to Yandex search analysis results rating of the most popular sports among Russians: "Association football topped the list of the mos
Vladimir Putin addressing the Russian Olympic team in 2021.
Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva
The Russia national bandy team in the World Championship 2012
FIE Russian President Alisher Usmanov with Putin.