DOHA (Reuters) - Maria Lasitskene became the first woman to win a third world high jump title, gracefully clearing 2.04 meters on Monday to bring Russia's neutral athletes a second gold in two days.

MOSCOW, August 15. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin extended on Tuesday congratulations to Russia’s high jumper Maria Lasitskene, who won gold last week at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in ...

FILE PHOTO: Athletics - World Athletics Championships Ð womenÕs high jump victory ceremony Ð London Stadium, London, Britain Ð August 12, 2017 Ð Neutral athlete Maria Lasitskene (Gold) poses with the ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian high jump world champion Maria Lasitskene on Tuesday accused her country's own sports authorities of failing to protect athletes from the deepening doping crisis, in a rare ...