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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Flo Clifford

Russia to compensate athletes unable to compete at Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics

Nikita Filippov (left) was the only Russian athlete to win a medal at Milano-Cortina - (Getty Images)

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has said it will give make cash payments to 116 of the country’s athletes who were banned from competing at the Winter Olympics this year.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has banned all Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing under their countries’ respective flags since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, which Belarus supported.

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