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The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Kirsty Coventry, announced that the decision to exclude Russia from the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina is final.

Ana-Maria Tapescu

2 January 2026, 17:17

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This stated that, regardless of any potential peace agreements between Russia and Ukraine, the exclusion remains in effect. Russian and Belarusian athletes will be able to participate in competitions under a neutral flag, without having the national flag or anthem. This measure has already been applied at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The exclusion comes as a result of the sanctions imposed on Russia and Belarus following the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

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