Jan 29, 2026the ioc has the authority to invite an ain, and their support personnel, to participate in the milano cortina 2026 olympic winter games. Participation in the milano cortina 2026 olympic. Individual neutral athletes[a] is the name used to represent approved individual russian and belarusian athletes at the 2026 winter olympics, after the international olympic committee (ioc) banned those.
1 day agoat least a dozen athletes will represent ain at the 2026 winter olympics. 1 day agothe 2026 winter olympics are here, and one group of competitors stands out. The 2026 games will officially take place from feb.
1 day agorussia and belarus have been banned from the olympics, but russian and belarussian athletes can still compete. Mark schofield breaks down how they’ll represent themselves at the 2026. 17 hours agothroughout the 2026 winter olympics, you'll see ain listed next to a number of athletes.
16 hours agorussian athletes will be banned from competing under the nation's name at the 2026 milan cortina olympics. 18 hours agothe winter olympics of milano cortina 2026 is another where russian and belarusian athletes will be largely absent, although there are a handful competing as individual neutral athletes. 1 day agoradio times breaks down what ain means at the winter olympics 2026 and who the athletes impacted are.
Download our free winter olympics viewing guide, with a day-by-day tv. 3 days agodespite the ban, a small number of athletes were allowed to compete in paris as ‘individual neutral athletes’, known as ‘ain’ for short (an abbreviation of the french “ athlètes individuels.
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