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Russian Olympic team 'Fans House' director Oleg Rumyantsev has received the official approval of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to display the country's national emblems during the 2018 Winter Games in South Korea."A heart composed of ribbons in the color of the national flag has always been our symbol and it will be used in the Fans House. The IOC's ban on Russian national symbols doesn't involve the fans," Rumyantsev told TASS on Thursday.
On December 5, the IOC's Executive Board disqualified the Russian Olympic squad from participating in the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, while allowing 'clean' Russian athletes, who can prove their non-involvement in doping, to enter the competition under a neutral flag.
All Russian national symbols, including the flag, anthem and the county's coat of arms, will be prohibited at the Games as the result of the investigation into alleged state-sponsored doping manipulations, indicated in the McLaren report.
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