Stanislav Pozdnyakov
A model displays the Olympic uniforms for Russian athletes in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Russia presents its Olympic kit for the Tokyo Games, which shouldn't depict any symbols of the country. Russian athletes will compete at the Tokyo Olympics as neutral after the Court of Arbitration for Sport last December banned Russia from using its name, flag and anthem at any world championships for the next two years because of state-backed doping. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
Russia's flag banned but national colors on Olympic uniforms

Apr. 14, 2021 07:18 PM EDT

President of the Russian Olympic Committee Stanislav Pozdnyakov attends a news conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 25, 2021. Russia is proposing to use music by 19th-century composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky as its replacement anthem for the Tokyo Olympics, the president of the Russian Olympic Committee said Thursday. Russian athletes need a substitute anthem because of the two-year ban on Russia's team name, flag and national anthem from Olympics and world championships imposed in December by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Russia wants Tchaikovsky music for anthem at Tokyo Olympics

Mar. 25, 2021 08:44 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2019 file photo Olympic Rings and a model of Misha the Bear Cub, the mascot of the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games, left, are seen in the yard of Russian Olympic Committee building in Moscow, Russia. In the report detailing its decision to shorten Russia's ban from the Olympics, the highest court in sports blasted that country's leaders for engaging in “a cover up of the cover-up” in a desperate attempt to deny their culpability, but reduced the punishment nonetheless, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, file)
Russia's team name, flag agreed on for next 2 Olympics

By Graham Dunbar Feb. 19, 2021 09:46 AM EST

President of the Russian Olympic Committee Stanislav Pozdnyakov speaks during a news conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. The Court of Arbitration for Sport confirmed Russia's flag and anthem are barred from next year's Olympics in Tokyo and the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing on Thursday. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Russia claims victory with loopholes in Olympic sanctions

By James Ellingworth Dec. 17, 2020 01:04 PM EST

FILE - In this file photo dated Friday, Dec. 27, 2019, Russian National Anti-doping Agency RUSADA head Yuri Ganus speaks during a news conference in Moscow, Russia. Ganus was fired Friday Aug. 28, 2020, after his agency’s supervisory board recommended that the Russian Olympic Committee and Russian Paralympic Committee consider removing him because of alleged financial irregularities. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, FILE)
Outspoken head of Russian anti-doping agency fired

Aug. 28, 2020 08:38 AM EDT

Russia on verge of firing outspoken anti-doping agency CEO

Aug. 05, 2020 03:00 PM EDT
MOSCOW (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency said Wednesday it is “extremely concerned” about an effort to remove the outspoken chief executive of the Russian...

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 file photo, Yevgeny Yurchenko speaks during a news conference after being elected as the new President of the Russian Athletics Federation in Moscow, Russia. The program allowing Russian track athletes to compete internationally will be frozen because the country's federation failed to pay a fine on time, World Athletics said Thursday, July 2. The Russian track federation (RusAF) owes a $5 million fine and another $1.31 million in costs for various doping-related work and legal wrangles. RusAF president Yevgeny Yurchenko earlier told the Tass state news agency that his federation's finances were damaged by the coronavirus pandemic and that it had asked for more time to pay. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, file)
Russian athletics president resigns amid doping stalemate

Jul. 13, 2020 12:03 PM EDT