The Middle East, India, and Asia can become the three main markets for Russian gold, the Head of the Ministry of Regional Development, Alexei Chekunkov, said in an interview with RIA Novosti. According to the Minister, there is a high demand for Russian gold, which remains the keeper of values in international financial circulation for
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Russia International | 21.07.22
UK to Impose New Sanctions on Coal and Oil Imports From Russia
Since the start of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, the UK together with its allies in the West has introduced against the country an unprecedented package of sanctions. And now, the UK is going to impose a new batch of them, regarding coal and oil imports from Russia, as stated in a document released
Russian Figure Skater Won Olympic Gold in Beijing
Russian figure skater Anna Shcherbakova won a gold medal in women’s single skating at the Olympic Games in Beijing. According to the sum of the short and free programs, the athlete scored 255.95 points. Another Russian athlete, Alexandra Trusova (251.73), won silver, and Japanese Kaori Sakamoto (233.13) won bronze. Russian Kamila Valieva, who was in
Russian Skiers Won Gold Medals at Beijing Olympics
The Russian women’s national team won the ski relay at the Olympic Games in Beijing. Yulia Stupak, Natalia Nepryaeva, Tatiana Sorina, and Veronika Stepanova completed a distance of 4×5 kilometres in 53 minutes 41.0 seconds. The second was the German team (18.2 seconds behind) and the third came the Swedes (+20.7). As specified, the first
Russian Skier Won Gold for ROC Team at Beijing Olympics
Russian skier Alexander Bolshunov came first in skiathlon, bringing the first Olympic gold for Team ROC. Denis Spitsov finished second and got silver. As specified, Bolshunov covered the distance in 1 hour 16 minutes and 9.8 seconds. Spitsov was 1 minute and 11 seconds behind him. Iivo Niskanen got bronze for Finland. This was the
Russian Swimmer Took Gold in Short Course Swimming of European Championships
Russian athlete, Kliment Kolesnikov, won the gold medal at a distance of 50 metres on the back in the 2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships held at the Kazan Palace of Water Sports. The competitions are being held from November 2 to 7, 2021. As specified, the 21-year-old Kolesnikov covered the distance in 22.47
Russia International | Recommended | 27.10.21
Amsterdam Refused to Return Scythian Gold to Crimea
The Amsterdam Court of Appeal ruled on October 26 that the collection of Scythian gold taken previously from Crimea should be transferred to Ukraine. The presiding judge, Pauline Hofmeijer-Rutten, said the artefacts in question were part of Ukraine’s cultural heritage and must be handed over to the Ukrainian side. Scythian gold is a collection
Russian Athlete Won Gold in 100 m Breaststroke Swimming at Paralympics
Russian athlete, Dmitry Chernyaev, took gold at the Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo winning the final swim in the 100 m breaststroke, Izvestia reports. According to the rules, in this competition, athletes compete in the SB4 category among people who have coordination problems affecting all four limbs, or they can move their arms, but their
Russian Female Athlete Won Gold in Swimming at Paralympics
Russian para-athlete, Valeria Shabalina, won a gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics in the 200-metre freestyle in the S14 class (category of athletes with intellectual disabilities), RIA Sport reports. The 26-year-old Shabalina is a Russian para-athlete, swimmer, multiple world and European champion, world record holder, Honoured Master of Sports of Russia, and now also a
Russian Freestyle Wrestler Won Gold Medal at Olympics
The Russian athlete, Zaurbek Sidakov, defeated the representative of Belarus, Magomedkhabib Kadimagomedov, with a score of 7:0 in the final of the Olympic freestyle wrestling tournament in the weight category up to 74 kg, TASS reports. Bronze was taken by American Kyle Dake and Bekzod Abdurakhmonov from Uzbekistan. It is clarified that the 25-year-old Sidakov
Russian Synchronized Swimmers Won Gold in Duets
Russian synchronized swimmers, Svetlana Romashina and Svetlana Kolesnichenko, won the duet competition at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo with a score of 195.9079 points. The Chinese synchronized swimmers showed a result of 192.4499 points, and the Ukrainian athletes took bronze medals (189.4620 points). It is noted that the Russian athletes had a hard time in
Russian Swimmers Took Gold at European Championships
The Russian men’s national swimming team won gold in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the European Aquatics Championships which takes place in Budapest, RIA Novosti reports. It is specified that the Russian athletes, Martin Malyutin, Alexander Shchegolev, Alexander Krasnykh, and Mikhail Vekovishchev showed a time of 7 minutes 3.48 seconds in the final. The second
Russian Skater Won Gold at World Junior Championship
Russian athlete, Andrei Mozalev, took a gold medal at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships which were held in Tallinn. Andrei Mozalev received 160.78 points for the execution of an arbitrary program. By the sum of two programs, he scored 245.09 points and became the first. Another Russian athlete Petr Gumennik received 231.12 points and
