An 18-year-old Ukrainian girl who had been taken to Russia against her will by her parents was forced to learn the Russian national anthem by heart and sing it under a scorching hot sun by Russian ...

The International Judo Federation has decided to reinstate full national representation for Russian athletes at its ...

Details: The Russians stripped the women naked, forced them to march in the snow, beat them with iron pipes, tortured them with electricity and compelled them to sing the Russian anthem, among other ...

The Judo Federation has reinstated competition for Russian judokas under the national flag, marking a major turning point after years of restrictions.

Ayub Bliev became the first Russian judoka in more than two years to win a title under his national flag when he triumphed at ...

Russian athletes were forced to compete in International Judo Federation matches under a neutral banner due to the ongoing ...

The Russian judo federation hailed "a historic decision" after the sport's global governing body announced on Thursday that ...

M O S C O W, Nov. 30 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin wants Russians to hum Stalin’s old anthem in the new millennium, but to sing of a flying Russian eagle instead of an “unbreakable” Soviet Union ...

This would be another legal win for Russian and Belarusian winter sports athletes after nearly four years of exclusion during ...

Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 was used three times to honor Russian figure skaters at the world championships in Stockholm held between March 22 and 28 ST. PETERSBURG, April 5. /TASS/. The ...

Three figure skaters from Russia and Belarus, including an Olympic gold medal prospect, were approved Thursday by the ...