Follow RT on Russian three-time world champion Mariya Lasitskene finally added Olympic gold to her collection as the high jump star topped the podium for the ROC team in Tokyo. Lasitskene went over at a height of 2.04m to edge out Australian rival Nicola McDermott, who managed 2.02m, and Ukrainian teenager…
‘Mixed emotions’: Sidorova secures silver for ROC but tearful at missing out on top prize in dramatic Tokyo pole vault final
Follow RT on Anzhelika Sidorova claimed a silver medal for the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) with a spirited performance in the pole vault final at the Tokyo 2020 Games, but appeared upset at missing out on the top prize. American Katie Nageotte took home the gold with a height of 4.90m,…
‘You need to be from Russia to win’: Angry Armenian wrestler blasts judges as ROC rival Musa Evloev claims gold in Tokyo
Follow RT on Wrestler Musa Evloev landed the 13th gold medal of the Tokyo Games for the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team with victory in the Greco-Roman 97kg final, but Armenian rival Artur Aleksanyan appeared disgruntled at the result. The two top-ranked stars went toe-to-toe on Tuesday, with defending champion…
We will ROC you! Karatsev and Vesnina dump out Djokovic and Stojanovic to set up ALL-RUSSIAN mixed doubles Olympic final
Follow RT on The mixed doubles final in Tokyo will be an all-Russian affair after Aslan Karatsev and Elena Vesnina beat Serbian pair Novak Djokovic and Nina Stojanovic in their semi-final on Friday. Competing under the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) banner, Karatsev and Vesnina overcame the Serbian duo in straight…
‘You need to learn how to lose’: ROC throw scathing shade at ‘sore losers’ & ‘Western propaganda’ at Tokyo 2020
Follow RT on Russia’s Olympic Committee has hit out at “Western propaganda” and “sore losers” after US swimmer Ryan Murphy implied the 200m backstroke final at Tokyo 2020 “wasn’t clean” after being beaten by Russian winner Evgeny Rylov. Defending champ Murphy didn’t take kindly to Rylov taking gold in record…
ROC team to file complaint with Tokyo Olympics authorities after ‘cheater’ question aimed at tennis star Medvedev
Follow RT on Team ROC, the name under which Russian athletes are competing in Tokyo, plan to lodge a complaint against questions aimed at Daniil Medvedev by a journalist in which he asked if Russian athletes are ‘cheaters’. A Chilean reporter opened with a bizarre line of queries for the…
Apparent war crimes committed during 11-day Israel-Gaza conflict, Human Rights Watch says, urging international probe
Follow RT on Human Rights Watch, an international NGO, has called on the International Criminal Court to launch an inquiry into apparent war crimes committed by Israeli and Palestinian armed forces during the 11-day war in May. On Tuesday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that forces from Israel and Palestine…
Greek dog breeders protest government bill that would make sterilization of pets mandatory
Follow RT on Hundreds of Greek pet owners protested this week against a mandatory sterilization bill for cats and dogs which the government claims is an effort to crack down on amateur breeding. The protesters condemned the government’s attempted “abolition of amateur breeding” on Sunday, which they called “the backbone…