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  2. Aug 3, 2021 · ROC stands for "Russian Olympic Committee." Russian athletes will be competing under this flag and designation during the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Why athletes aren't...

  3. Feb 4, 2022 · What is ROC in the Olympics? It's the Russian Olympic Committee. Here's what it means and what it has to do with doping.

  4. Jul 26, 2021 · It stands for the Russian Olympic Committee, and it’s essentially a loophole that allows Russian athletes to compete in the Olympics while their country is banned from the Games because...

  5. Jul 26, 2021 · ROC stands for Russian Olympic Committee, a loophole through which Russian athletes are allowed to compete at the Games even though they can't represent their own country,...

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  6. Feb 4, 2022 · The R.O.C. flag features the Olympic rings along with white, blue and red waves above them — the same colors as on Russia’s flag. At the Tokyo Olympics, a portion of Tchaikovsky’s Piano...

  7. Jul 26, 2021 · ROC stands for Russian Olympic Committee, and Russian athletes are allowed to represent the committee, even though they can't represent their own country. Olympic rules require that the acronym ROC be used instead of the full name.

  8. Feb 4, 2022 · Those athletes will be competing under the name of the “Russian Olympic Committee,” or ROC for short. Viewers of previous Olympics will recall that the designation was also used during the recent Tokyo Games, and the term “Olympic Athletes from Russia,” or OAR, was used in PyeongChang in 2018.