ROC is causing some confusion at the 2020 Olympics, with Russia banned from featuring in Tokyo. We round up what it stands for and explain who they are. <\/p>
The Olympic Games has arrived, and would it even be the Olympics without a dash of global political tension?<\/p>\n
As you may have seen at the Olympics 2020 opening ceremony<\/a>, the ROC is featuring at the Olympics 2020<\/a>, causing plenty of confusion as to who they actually are and what the acronym stands for.<\/p>\n Russia are absent from the Games this time around but some of their athletes are still being given a chance to compete in the world\u2019s most prestigious sporting contest.<\/p>\n RadioTimes.com<\/a> is here to clear up all confusion surrounding the ROC as the Olympics gear up to go into full swing.<\/p>\n ROC stands for Russian Olympic Committee. They boast an entirely fresh flag and emblem to Russia, though they are made up of Russian athletes.<\/p>\n The term \u2018Russian Olympic Committee\u2019 cannot even be used in official Olympic paperwork due to the terms of Russia\u2019s expulsion from the 2020 Games.<\/p>\n A statement confirmed: \u201cAll public displays of the organisation\u2019s participant name should use the acronym \u2018ROC\u2019, not the full name \u201cRussian Olympic Committee\u201d.<\/p>\n The word \u2018Russia\u2019 has been outlawed from jerseys, track tops and uniforms throughout the tournament, unless accompanied by the term \u2018neutral athlete\u2019.<\/p>\n The iconic red, white and blue colours from the Russian flag are indeed allowed to be incorporated into the various kits though.<\/p> Russia were officially banned from the Games after the discovery of a state-sponsored doping campaign that was proven to have affected numerous Russian athletes over a prolonged period.<\/p>\n Many Russians were not allowed to compete in the 2018 Winter Olympics pending a formal ban which came into force in 2019. This ban meant Russia could not be formally represented at the Olympic Games for four years until 2023.<\/p>\n However, despite Russia\u2019s expulsion from the Games, 335 athletes will represent the ROC at the Olympics in Tokyo.<\/p>\n The athletes in competition under the ROC flag have gone through tests to prove they are clean, and that has allowed them to compete despite Russia\u2019s lack of official involvement.<\/p>\n Find out what else is on at the Games with our guide to the Olympics on TV today<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for something else to watch check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0Sport<\/a>\u00a0hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n ROC is causing some confusion at the 2020 Olympics, with Russia banned from featuring in Tokyo. 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We round up what it stands for and explain who they are.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/2000"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What does ROC stand for at the Olympics?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Are Russia banned from Tokyo?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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