Russian Flag Raised at Rio Olympic Village

© REUTERS / Fabrizio BenschA Brazilian military police soldier patrols at the security fence outside the 2016 Rio Olympics Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 21, 2016.
A Brazilian military police soldier patrols at the security fence outside the 2016 Rio Olympics Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 21, 2016. - Sputnik International
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The Russian flag has been raised at the Olympic village in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Sputnik) – The flag raising ceremony was held on Wednesday, as Russia awaited the final official International Olympic Committee (IOC) panel ruling in the disqualified athletes’ appeals.

The Olympic Park of the 2016 Olympics is seen from the air, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, July 4, 2016 - Sputnik International
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The 2016 Summer Olympic Games will be held in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro from August 5 until August 21.

Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Alexander Zhukov expects that 270-280 Russian athletes will take part in the Rio Olympics.

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