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To: dynachrome

ROC? Republic of China?


9 posted on 07/29/2021 5:33:39 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: Larry Lucido

https://news.yahoo.com/roc-why-russia-cant-display-095149367.html

For the second Olympics in a row — but not the last — Russian athletes are not competing under the name or flag of their home country and their national anthem does not play at medal ceremonies.

Instead, because of an anti-doping penalty partially upheld by the international Court of Arbitration for Sport last year, the Russians are competing for the “Russian Olympic Committee.”

The acronym, ROC, has appeared often on the scoreboard and on TV screens during the Tokyo Games.


16 posted on 07/29/2021 5:38:47 PM PDT by dynachrome ("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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To: Larry Lucido
Russian Olympic Committee.

Russia is not allowed to use the country name this time, The country flag cannot be used, and the national anthem, I think, is not played when a Russian wins gold

The sanctions were imposed because the Russians were doping so much even the IOC noticed.

17 posted on 07/29/2021 5:39:19 PM PDT by untenured
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To: Larry Lucido

Russian Olympic committee I believe since the country was banned for several years due to flagrant cheating. Several of the cheat organizers ended up dead btw.


22 posted on 07/29/2021 6:16:52 PM PDT by wgmalabama (We will find out if the Vac or virus risk was the correct choice - can we put truth above narrative?)
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