[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Bae Jeong-won = Russian President Vladimir Putin, who attended the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics amid the international boycott and the spread of Omicron, will not be able to see his Russian flag during the Olympics.
In December of last year, the White House declared a diplomatic boycott, saying, “We will send a delegation to the Olympics, but not a government delegation.” Afterwards, allies such as the UK, Australia and Canada also joined the diplomatic boycott. It took issue with the Chinese government’s crackdown on the human rights of minorities such as Hong Kong and Xinjiang Uyghurs and Tibetans.
Under these circumstances, Russia was the first country to decide to participate in the Beijing Olympics. According to Archyde.com news agency on the 4th (Korean time), President Putin arrived in Beijing on a private plane and held a summit meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. After that, he attended the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, but the Russian flag was not found. This is because he was disqualified from participating in major competitions at the national level due to suspicion of doping test manipulation.
| [베이징 로이터=뉴스핌] Reporter So Ga-yun = Russian President Vlamidir Putin attends a summit meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China, on the followingnoon of the 4th. President Putin will also attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics on the same day 2022.02.04 sona1@newspim.com |
Allegations were raised that the doping test data provided to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) by the Moscow Research Institute in Russia in 2019 was falsified. In 2020, the International Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) recognized Russia’s doping manipulation allegations and imposed disciplinary measures restricting national participation in major international sporting events.
As a result, Russia will not be able to officially participate in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, and the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
Therefore, Russian athletes compete in the Olympics with the name ROC (Russia Olympic Committe) and a flag with white, blue, and red torches on the five rings that symbolize the Olympics. Also, even if you win a gold medal, you will listen to Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 1, a representative Russian composer, instead of the Russian national anthem.
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| [베이징 로이터=뉴스핌] Reporter Bae Jeong-won = Russian former cross-country skier Alexander holds up the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) flag as he shows off the uniforms worn by athletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Russia was sentenced to disciplinary action by the International Court of Arbitration for Sports in 2020 on suspicion of state-led doping test manipulation. As a result, Russian athletes will participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as an ROC, and even if they win a medal, they will listen to Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 1 instead of the national anthem. 2022.02.04. jeongwon1026@newspim.com |
Despite these sanctions, ROC placed 5th overall at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics with 20 gold medals, 28 silver medals, and 23 bronze medals. In addition, the analysis that a higher ranking is expected at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing was also left out.
According to CNN on the 2nd (Korean time), Nielsen Gracenote, a global information analysis company, predicted that ROC would rank third overall following Norway and Germany at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Russia is a traditional sports powerhouse, and 212 athletes will compete in 15 sports under the name of ROC at the Beijing Olympics.
jeongwon1026@newspim.com
