MOSCOW: Russian athletes will compete under the acronym ROC at the Tokyo Olympics this year, as part of sanctions for several doping scandals, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Friday.
The full name of the Russian Olympic Committee could not be used and team flags would bear the logo of the committee, it said.
If the word Russian could not be removed from team uniforms, the term 'Neutral Athlete' must be added.
"All public displays of the organisation's participant name should use the acronym 'ROC'' not the full name 'Russian Olympic Committee', the IOC said in a statement. The logo of the Russian Olympic Committee consists of three flames in the national Russian flag colours with the Olympic rings below them. Agencies