Russia Will Not Broadcast Paris Olympics – Reports

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian television will for the first time in 40 years not broadcast the Olympics due to the near-total absence of its athletes, the news
outlet sports.ru hasreported, citing unidentified sources.Russian and Belarusian athletes are only allowed to compete in the Paris Olympics
this month as neutrals without national flags and anthems
tocompete under a neutral banner at the upcoming summer games
television skipped broadcasting the Olympics since the Soviet Union boycotted the 1984 Olympic games in Los Angeles following the U.S
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