Russia isn’t officially competing in Tokyo as a country but rather as ROC, for Russian Olympic Committee. Here’s why Russia’s 2014 doping scandal has continuing consequences at the Tokyo Olympics, and what it means for its athletes.
. They have been stripped of key identifying markers such as the national anthem or their traditional uniforms. That has led to somewith the International Olympic Committee over bears and music lyrics
Russia’s non-Russia appearance stems from the fact that the country has been banned from international sports until the end of next year after the World Anti-Doping Agency found it guilty of running a state-sponsored doping program.WADA said that Russia orchestrated a vast state-sponsored doping scheme at the 2014 Sochi Olympics and, after it was caught, altered its athletes’ samples and lab results to try to cover it up. At the Rio 2016 Games, many Russian athletes were banned from competing.
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