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A picture of the logo of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) in Moscow. [Kirill Kudrayvtsev, AFP]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday lifted restrictions on Russian athletes, allowing them to compete in team events and in qualifying competitions for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
However, the IOC, meeting in Lausanne, kept in place the ban on the Russian national anthem being played and the flag being displayed, for the time being, but stipulated returning Russian athletes would have to pass "multiple" doping tests before being allowed to participate.
The accompanying statement, laying out a host of conditions, said individual sports could decide whether to allow the flag and anthem at their own events or stage competitions in Russia.
