Russia lose London Games 4x400m women's relay medal over doping

IMAGE:  Yulia Gushchina, Tatyana Firova, Kseniya Ryzhova and Antonina Krivoshapka of Russia during the Women's 4x400 metres relay final. Photograph: Jamie Squire/Getty Images. Russia was......

Podium kiss was not meant to back gay rights, says Russian athlete

Russian athlete Kseniya Ryzhova has denied that she had intended to show her disapproval of her country's "anti-gay propaganda" law when she kissed a teammate on the lips on the winners' podium at......

Russia's golden girls protest anti-gay law with podium kiss

Russian athletes Kseniya Ryzhova and Tatyana Firova celebrated winning the 4x400 metres gold at the World Athletics Championships by sharing a kiss on the winners' podium at the Luzhniki stadium in......