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19.10.2008, 18:15
The Russian edition of Glamour has named Olympic pole vaulting champion, Yelena Isinbayeva, Woman of the Year. The fashion magazine said the winner combined remarkable career success with a sense of style.
24.11.2008, 02:04
Russian pole vault star Elena Isinbayeva has been named 'Woman Athlete of the Year' by the International Association of Athletics Federations for the third time. She now holds the overall record among women in the IAAF Award’s 20-year history.
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: 18 August, 2008, 21:37
Edited: 28 September, 2009, 13:03
Russia’s Olympic pole vault champion, Elena Isinbayeva, has criticised one of her main rivals for ‘talking too much’ before the event. After smashing the world record and claiming gold, Isinbayeva blasted her U.S. rival
