breakingnews
11.11.2008, 20:40
World boxing champion Kostya Tszyu and world rhythmic gymnastics champion Irina Tchashchina have held a master class for young athletes in Moscow. The point is to promote a healthy way of life to children to get kids from the streets into a gym.
09.12.2008, 17:48
World Boxing Champion Kostya Tszyu is doing his bit to help children in need – by literally giving the clothes off his back. Sotheby's has joined the boxer in his corner and arranged an auction at the Moscow Museum of Modern Arts.
21.10.2010, 14:51
History has been made in the Netherlands with Russia claiming their first-ever team gold at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
06.04.2010, 15:29
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Zhukov could become the next president of the Russian Olympic Committee, Interfax news agency reports.
21.04.2010, 18:04
A former International Olympic Committee president, Juan Antonio Samaranch, has died at the age of 89 in his home city of Barcelona.
05.08.2008, 06:48
The United States Olympic Committee is asking a judge to step in and shut down a website it alleges is selling tickets for the Beijing games fraudulently.
04.08.2008, 14:31
Becky Hammon, one of the most popular players in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), is caught in a controversy over her decision to join the Russian Olympic team. Labelled as a traitor by her American co
05.08.2008, 14:43
Another doping scandal has rocked the Russian Olympic team – just three days before the start of the Beijing games. Two walkers were reported by some media to have tested positive for a banned substance. Later the reports turned out to be erron
07.08.2008, 13:44
Well, after months of visa procedures and an 8-hour flight, we're finally in Beijing.
06.08.2008, 10:33
The fierce fight for medals gets under way in Beijing in a couple of days time. But before that, the authorities in China have another battle on their hands – pollution. The International Olympic Committee has threatened
Published: 23 August, 2008, 06:11
Edited: 28 September, 2009, 13:03
Not all the sports stars at the Beijing Olympics are going for gold. RT met up with three boxing champions who are in China to support the Russian team.
