Weightlifting World Record in Moscow
Russian President Putin took the whole situation with doping scandal and participation of Russia in the 2016 Summer Olympics under personal control. Of course, most of the work is to be done for years...
Russian President Putin took the whole situation with doping scandal and participation of Russia in the 2016 Summer Olympics under personal control. Of course, most of the work is to be done for years...
It is one thing to win in competition with your equals, with strong rivals, after all, and quite another thing to compete against athletes clearly not of your level. Such a victory does not...
… and the world is waiting for the news on decision from the IOC. Sports Minister Mutko and top sports authorities are not going to Rio now… Is Team Russia going?
It is really a blast from the past. Summer Olympics 1980 in Moscow. Pre-competition introduction of the super heavyweights. What a great lineup of the strongest men in the world in the 11o + kilos class!...
Nah, Vasily Alexeev chooses a Black Tea! Where in the world is Rio de Janeiro?
Russian Minister of Sports Vitaly Mutko became world famous when he read mysteriuos “From de botom ov mai hart” written for his acceptance speech for hosting FIFA World Cup in Russia in 2018. It...
On June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union and began the war on the Eastern Front that lasted from June 22, 1941, to May 9, 1945 and cost the Soviet Union over 25...
Honestly and truly, it’s not a vanity. No self-PR for Saturday Night Live or Monty Python or whatever. This is just a blast from the TV past. From 25 years ago! Perhaps, at that...
I just realized that I’ve lived half of my life in Boston, USA. Half and Half. Russia and USA. Moscow and Boston. Almost. When I came back from Moscow in 2012, friends were curious:...
One of the biggest sports legends of all times and nations, Muhammad Ali died at 74 in Phoenix Arizona. He was a professional boxer, one the most significant heavyweight figures in the history of...