Convicted drugs cheat Alexander Zubkov has claimed fighting doping is the top priority of the Russian Bobsleigh Federation (RBF) after he was re-elected to serve a second term as President at a meeting in Sochi today.
Alexander Zubkov is set to be re-elected President of the Russian Bobsleigh Federation (RBF) tomorrow after his two challengers withdrew from the race after claiming the election was "illegal".
International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) officials have met with their counterparts from the International Luge Federation (FIL) at a traditional race organisers meeting in Großgmain.
Bobsleigh and skeleton could be re-established as "active sports" in Denmark as part of a new initiative by the national governing body.
Double Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold has been named skeleton athlete of the year at the British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association (BBSA) awards in Bath.
Bobsleigh is among four Winter sports that have been cut from UK Sport’s funding programme for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, it has been announced here today.
Russian Bobsleigh Federation (RBF) President Alexander Zubkov has confirmed he will not appeal the decision to strip him of the two Olympic gold medals he won at Sochi 2014 for his role in the country's doping scheme.
International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) President Ivo Ferriani has promised major events will return to Russia "as soon as possible" after he was re-elected to serve a third term at the helm of the world governing body.
Italian Ivo Ferriani has been re-elected President of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) after he earned a comfortable election victory over Swiss challenger Fritz Burkard in Rome.
International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) President Ivo Ferriani increased his personal expenses by more than €100,000 (£88,000/$116,000) from 2016 to 2017, insidethegames can reveal on the eve of a Congress where he is standing for a third term at the head of the body.
Three-time Olympic medallist Elana Meyers Taylor scooped four prizes at the annual USA Bobsled and Skeleton awards in Colorado Springs.
Canada's Sarah Storey has withdrawn from this week's International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) Presidential race while raising concerns about the conduct of incumbent Ivo Ferriani.
Ivo Ferriani faces a crucial vote - and some awkward issues - in Rome this week as he seeks a third consecutive four-year term as President of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) that will be essential to his International Olympic Committee (IOC) ambitions.
Former American skeleton athlete Caleb Smith has joined USA Bobsled and Skeleton as their skeleton technical and development lead coach.
British Bobsleigh have launched a search for potential candidates to represent the country at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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Alisher Usmanov, the Uzbek-born President of the International Fencing Federation, has positioned himself as one of the most influential figures in all of sport. With the World Championships beginning in China this week, Mike Rowbottom profiles the powerful billionaire.
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