Russian athletes to compete under ROC at Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022 Olympics World


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LAUSANNE, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Russian athletes will compete under the acronym ROC (Russian Olympic Committee) at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Friday. The IOC said it had received confirmation from the World Anti-Doping Agency that "implementation guidelines for CAS decision regarding RUSADA will not lead to non-compliance procedures if fully applied". According to the implementation guidelines submitted by the IOC to WADA, Russian athletes will be entered at the two Olympics by and represent the "Russian Olympic Committee" and use "ROC" as the acronym. "All public...