RIA Novosti Roundup -- Sprinters Deny Protest; Stadium Closure; Ortega Defects
(ATR) Russian sprinters deny kiss was act of protest... Russia cannot host top level Athletic events without Luzhniki Stadium... Russian Orthodox Church defends Yelena Isinbayeva... Cuban hurdler Orlando Ortega defects...
RIA Novosti Roundup -- Mutko Speaks; World Championships Close; Moscow Struggles
(ATR) Vitaly Mutko speaks out on anti-gay propaganda law... Moscow closes World Championships... Usain Bolt criticizes the IAAF World Championships...
RIA Novosti Roundup -- Isinbayeva "Misunderstood"; Poor Advertisement Caused Low Attendance
(ATR) Yelena Isinbayeva's comments on anti-gay law were "misunderstood"... Lack of advertising lead to poor ticket sales... Moscow day six wrap-up...
The Russian Report - Memorandum with Europe, Olympic University; Record IAAF Participation
(ATR) ROC, EOC and RIOU Sign Memorandum of Cooperation… Record number of countries enter Moscow 2013 Athletics World Championships…
Tokyo 2020 Celebrates Kayoko Fukushi's Bronze Medal
Tokyo 2020 Inspired by IAAF Opening Ceremony
On the Scene: Bolt Ready for Finals; Farah wins
(ATR) The 2013 IAAF World Championship got underway Saturday in Moscow
with Usain Bolt breezing through the men’s 100 and Russian president
Vladimir Putin speaking at the Opening Ceremony.
On-The-Scene: Madrid in Moscow, Fencing Backs Tokyo
(ATR) Madrid delegation heads to IAAF... Radcliffe has strong words for Istanbul... Japanese fencing team supports Tokyo bid... More inside.