The ROC is essentially a loophole that allows Russian athletes to compete in the Olympics while their country is banned from the Games because of its doping scandal
It stands for the Russian Olympic Committee, and it's essentially a loophole that allows Russian athletes to compete in the Olympics while their country is banned from the Games because of its doping scandal.There are some specific rules the ROC has to follow to make clear it is not representing the country of Russia.
in January 2019 from the Moscow lab at the center of a 2016 report that uncovered a widespread and sophisticated state-sponsored sports doping network. 's compliance review committee suggested sanctions because the Russian Anti-Doping Agency failed to fully cooperate during probes into the country's sports.Germany's gymnasts wear body-covering unitards, rejecting 'sexualization' of sportLast year, the Court of Arbitration for Sport cut Russia's ban in half to two years following an appeal. The ban now ends December 16, 2022.
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