Group of Seven (G7) leaders have pledged their commitment to ensuring that Russian and Belarusian athletes are "in no way appearing as representatives of their states".

Russia's State Duma has adopted a "draft basic law" which aims to fully integrate the regions it has illegally annexed from Ukraine into its sporting system.

Ukraine’s team has pulled out of the World Taekwondo Championships, due to begin later this month, due to the inclusion of Russian and Belarusian athletes.

Russian and Belarusian athletes should make a donation to help Ukrainian people if they want to return to competition, it has been suggested.

The European University Sports Association (EUSA) pledged its continued support for Ukraine as its Executive Committee met in-person for the first time this year in Split.

Ukraine's Olympic boxing team took part in a tournament held underground at a subway station in Kharkiv.

Sports Ministers in the European Union (EU) have lined up to reiterate their opposition to Russian and Belarusian athletes returning to international sport - but a combined boycott of Paris 2024 is not on the table.

Who knows whether Russia’s onslaught on Ukraine will be over by summer 2024.

Russia has drafted a bill to fully integrate the regions it has illegally annexed from Ukraine into its sporting system.

Former Ukrainian ice hockey player and coach Oleksandr Khmil has died fighting in the war against Russia, it has been reported.

Wearing a plain white judogi with no national symbols or emblems, Arman Adamian stepped atop of the podium to collect his gold medal here.

France Judo President Stéphane Nomis has expressed his desire to see Russian judoka compete at next year’s Olympic Games in Paris, insisting he did not want them to be the "biggest loser" after they were allowed to return to the World Championships here.

Changes to European Games sports programming are being considered by the European Olympic Committees (EOC) following suggestions raised here on day one of its 43rd Seminar, although organisers have pointed out that work for this year’s edition was done in "very, very difficult circumstances".

Ukraine has won the men's gold medal in the European Curling Championships C-Division following a tumultuous journey to the competition due to the war with Russia.

State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova has claimed that the banning of spectators wearing a Russian military symbol at the World Judo Championships here is "another provocation from Ukraine" with the aim to "further achieve our isolation".