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MOSCOW: Russia's Olympic Committee chief said on Wednesday it had received assurances from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that its Under-18 athletes would not be subjected to three weeks of quarantine ahead of next year's Beijing Winter Games. China requires athletes and team officials to be vaccinated to avoid 21 days in quarantine ahead of the Games, which run from Feb 4 to Feb 20. Some exceptions for medical reasons can be granted on a case-by-case basis. "The IOC has confirmed that our athletes will not be put in quarantine because we are not allowed to vaccinate minors," RIA news...
