International Olympics Committee

Russia accuses IOC of 'racism and neo-Nazism'

Russia launched a furious tirade at the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday, arguing the IOC's restrictions on Russian athletes and its criticism of the Moscow-organised Friendship Games amounted to "neo-Nazism".

IOC faced with difficult call on Russia

The International Olympic Committee is set to decide on whether to ban Russia from the Rio Games over state-run doping, an unprecedented move that could spark the Olympic movement's worst crisis in decades

March 20, 2024
March 20, 2024

Russia accuses IOC of 'racism and neo-Nazism'

Russia launched a furious tirade at the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday, arguing the IOC's restrictions on Russian athletes and its criticism of the Moscow-organised Friendship Games amounted to "neo-Nazism".

July 24, 2016
July 24, 2016

IOC faced with difficult call on Russia

The International Olympic Committee is set to decide on whether to ban Russia from the Rio Games over state-run doping, an unprecedented move that could spark the Olympic movement's worst crisis in decades