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'Russia' to appear on team's Olympic kit

Russian athletes competing at February's Winter Olympics must wear a logo reading "Olympic Athlete from Russia", following the country's doping ban.

The word "Russia" will appear on the Olympic uniforms worn by athletes granted an exemption from the country's doping ban.

More than 200 athletes are set to compete in Pyeongchang in February 2018 as an "Olympic Athlete from Russia" if they can prove they are not tainted by doping.

The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday published guidelines for restrictions around the use of "OAR" on uniforms. "Russia" cannot be more prominent than "Olympic Athlete from."

The logo proposed by the IOC features the complete phrase around a circle, with Russia upside down.

The decision to ban Russia came after the country was found to have run a sophisticated doping program at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.


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