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ROC Explained: Why Is Russia Banned from the Tokyo Olympics?

NBC New York Sports

Jul 25, 2021

Viewers may have noticed an unfamiliar country abbreviation at the Tokyo Olympics. What is the Russian Olympic Committee? Just who is the ROC, anyway? It stands for Russian Olympic…

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