Ukraine to challenge reinstatement of Russian Olympic Committee
Ukraine to challenge reinstatement of Russian Olympic Committee
FILE PHOTO - The Olympic flag (R) and the Russian flag flutter during the Closing Ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Games at the Fisht Stadium. Ukraine will lodge an appeal against the decision to provisionally lift the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), Ukrainian Sports Minister Matvii Bidnyi announced in a post on LinkedIn on Wednesday. Kay Nietfeld/dpaDPAWed, July 29, 2026 at 4:33 PM UTC·2 min read