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IOC allows fans to bring Russian flag to tribunes at 2018 Olympics

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IOC allows fans to bring Russian flag to tribunes at 2018 Olympics


26.01.2018

pixabay.comThe International Olympic Committee cannot prohibit football fans to bring Russian flags to the competitions. However, the IOC has specified that using Russian symbols should not turn into a planned political campaign, IA Interfax reports.

If this happens, the International Olympic Committee will treat an incident in accordance with a decision of Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee dated December 5, as per the statement of the Olympic officials.

The Olympic Committee has taken a decision in December that clean Russian sportsmen are allowed to take part in the Olympics in South Korea under the Olympic flag and bearing the status of Olympic Athlete from Russia. Their equipment and uniforms were deprived of colors of Russian flag, logo of the Russian Olympic Committee and letters of the Russian alphabet. Almost all uniforms were remade. Its main colors became red, white and grey.

Note that earlier Oleg Rumyantsev heading the Russian Olympic team fans house has claimed that the ban of national symbols is not related to common spectators. Russian symbols can be seen in the house of fans of national sportsmen at the Olympics, he said. In accordance with his words, traditionally the main symbol will be a heart in colors of Russian flag.

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