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Russia will continue to protect the interests of Russian athletes in contacts with the IOC – Peskov
Russia will continue to protect the interests of Russian athletes, including in cooperation with the International Olympic Committee, said Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation.
– As for relations with the IOC, in any case, of course, and the president has repeatedly spoken about this, we are all obliged, in contacts, including with the IOC, and with other organizations, to continue to protect the interests of our athletes, which, in fact, and is happening,” said Peskov, quoted by RIA Novosti.
The press secretary of Vladimir Putin also stressed that the head of state focused on the need to develop a system of domestic competitions with the participation of athletes from friendly countries.
– Here, it’s over, it’s better to ask our authorities. Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin is here. You can ask him this question. I can only say to this that at various events with the participation of the president… The topic of Russian sports was repeatedly discussed against the backdrop of the unprecedented sports restrictions that were introduced. The President emphasized the need to introduce a whole system of internal competitions, expanded competitions with the participation of other, friendly countries, Peskov added.
Earlier, the IOC called on international sports federations to remove athletes from Russia and Belarus from official competitions in connection with the situation in Ukraine.
Source: Sportbox
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A 77-year-old Russian woman received an international award for the best gaming moment in the shooter CS2
Russian streamer Olga Ivanovna, known under the nickname i_olga on the Twitch platform, won the “Best Gaming Moment of 2025” category as part of the international NNYS award.
During one of the streams, a 77-year-old woman was able to create a so-called “ace” in the shooter Counter‑Strike 2 – the moment when one player defeats the entire opposing team. A video of this moment was widely shared on social networks.
The pensioner lives in Nizhny Novgorod. About 250 thousand viewers have subscribed to her channel.
The NNYS Awards annually celebrate significant moments and select the best videos across 16 categories.
Source: Sportbox
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Russian Biathlon Cup: when does it start, where to watch the live broadcast of the women’s individual race on December 11
On Thursday, December 11, as part of the second stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Biathlon Cup in Tyumen, a women’s individual race of 12.5 km will be held.
Watch the live broadcast of the competition on the Match TV channel, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru from 9:25 Moscow time.
69 biathletes are registered for the race, including Anastasia Khalili (16th starting number), Anastasia Shevchenko (20), Elizaveta Burundukova (Kaplina) (24), Natalia Shevchenko (27), Svetlana Mironova (35), Victoria Metelya (39), Victoria Slivko (44), Kristina Reztsova (49), Irina Kazakevich (50) and Tamara Derbusheva (62).
The men’s individual race, which was supposed to take place on the same day, is postponed to December 12 due to an accident in the electrical network that powers the lighting of the Pearl of Siberia complex.
Source: Sportbox
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Ishmuratova – about appealing to CAS to remove biathletes: “The chances are low, but it’s better to do something than wait for manna from heaven”
Two-time Olympic biathlon champion Svetlana Ishmuratova told Match TV that the appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the exclusion of Russian biathletes from international competitions is unlikely to be satisfied, but we must hope for the best.
Earlier, the Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Russian Olympic Committee Mikhail Degtyarev said that the Russian side would appeal to CAS on December 10 due to the removal of biathletes from international competitions.
Russians have not been allowed to compete under the auspices of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) since 2022.
— Will contacting CAS bring us a positive result?
“Of course, there are very few chances here, but it’s better to try to do something than just sit and wait for manna from heaven.” As they say, hope dies last – we’ll see,” Ishmuratova told Match TV.
Source: Sportbox
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