The Russian flag will not fly at the next two Olympics, as well as any other major sporting event over the next four years. However, not all Russian athletes will be banned from competing. So how exactly are some Russian sportsmen and sportswomen still able to attend such events despite their country being stripped of privileges? Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said the ban was part of “chronic anti-Russian hysteria”. He added: “It is obvious that significant doping problems still exist in Russia, I mean our sporting community.

Source: Express December 09, 2019 17:48 UTC