Russia would allow athletes to compete at 2018 Winter Olympics under neutral flag: Vladimir Putin

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Thursday, 7 December 2017 ()

President Vladimir Putin has said Russia would allow athletes to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics under a neutral flag, after the country was banned from the Games over a state-orchestrated doping programme.Mr Putin said this at Nizhny Novgorod.
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News video: Vladimir Putin Won't Tell Athletes to Boycott Winter Olympics

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After Russia was banned from competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics, President Vladimir Putin has no plans to tell his country's athletes to boycott. On Wednesday, Putin said quote "We, without doubt, will not declare a blockade, we will not prevent our Olympians from taking part [in the Games], if...