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The Soviet Union hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and the Russian Federation hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. In twelve appearances from 1994 to 2016, Russian athletes won a total of 422 medals at the Summer Olympic Games and another 120 at the Winter Olympic Games. Russia's 542 total medals, including 193 gold medals, are ...
Russia has competed at the modern Olympic Games on many occasions, but as different nations in its history. As the Russian Empire, the nation first competed at the 1900 Games, and returned again in 1908 and 1912. In the Grand Duchy of Finland, which was an autonomous part of the Russian Empire until 1917, a separate National Olympic Committee ...
This is a timeline of Russian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Russia and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Russia. See also the list of leaders of Russia.
The International Olympic Committee executive board suspended the Russian Olympic Committee on Thursday after it attempted to claim Ukrainian athletes for Russia.
The Russian athletes participating in this year's Summer Games are considered "neutrals" Here's What to Know About the ROC and Why Russia Can't Compete At the Tokyo Olympics Skip to main content
GENEVA (AP) — Some Russian athletes will be allowed to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the IOC said Friday, in a decision that removed the option of a blanket ban over the invasion of Ukraine.
9 May - Assassination of the Pro-Russian Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov in Grozny. [1] 13 August–29 August - Russia competes at the Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and wins 27 gold, 27 silver and 38 bronze medals. 29 August - Alu Alkhanov succeeds Kadyrov as President of Chechnya following elections. [1]
Just 15 Russian athletes are expected to compete in Paris. ... the most significant since the political boycotts of the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics. Russia, along with the United States, China ...