Tokyo 2020: Why Russia competes as ROC BBC News
Russia is banned from Toyko 2020 because of past doping violations but more than 300 athletes are competing under the banner of the Russian Olympic Committee and theyre winning a string of medals. That s upset some rival athletes, whove openly speculated that the Russians are still cheating or complain their very presence at the games leaves a bad taste. But, in Russia itself, many feel their athletes have been punished unable to use their national flag or anthem and Russian officials have hit back at the criticism, calling it the whining of losers.
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