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Olympics without Russia would be 'a real tragedy', says Russian sports chief

Russian sports chief Alexander Zhukov has delivered a forceful defence of Russia’s right to compete at the Rio Games, saying it would be a “real tragedy” if any of the team were sent home.

Wed, 03 Aug, 2016

Russia may be banned from Rio Paralympics

Russia could miss the Rio Paralympics after the International Paralympic Committee opened suspension proceedings over the “unimaginable scale of institutionalised doping in Russian sport”.

Sat, 23 Jul, 2016

Ireland's Shannon six seconds off lead in skeleton

Ireland's Pat Shannon has come in 27th at the half-way stage in the men’s skeleton competition in Whistler last night.

Fri, 19 Feb, 2010

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