The hope to see the Russian flag at the Olympics is still there. Unfortunately, this attribute will not be exactly at the competitions, but at the closing ceremony of the Games it can appear. This was told by IOC President Thomas Bach at a press conference in Pyeongchang. Bach called the necessary conditions, on which the fate of the tricolor depends. According to him, the main thing that should be done by our team is to comply with the decision of December 5, that is, not to demonstrate our belonging to the country and in every possible way to "kiss" and bow before sports functionaries, RT reports.. "For monitoring, we have created a commission that will prepare a report for the end of the Games. The chairman of this group said that they will try to take into account all the facts on this issue, "said the president of the organization. Perhaps, the stars will converge, and Russia will indeed pass the honorary circle with its flag, but this is not easier. In the actions of Bach there is a certain disunity, then he strongly opposes all attributes, but now he makes indulgence. Thus, he says, they say, look, I gave them a chance that they can take advantage of. Continuing the conversation about the flag, journalists asked a ticklish question. What if the banner is thrown by the fans. Thomas Bach was adamant. "There are clear rules that have been published and translated. Olympic athletes from Russia signed a declaration on their compliance. We will follow all this, "he stressed.. The whole world worries about the fate of Russian athletes, whom CAS pardoned, and the IOC did not allow before the Olympics. The athletes did not lose their heads and filed a new lawsuit.

If the court satisfies it, then the organization will not have the right to obstruct them. Thomas Bach is confident that sports arbitration will take "the right decision", that is, stand on his side. "We think we have excellent evidence. We have an Olympic charter. All this gives us a strong position, "RIA Novosti quotes him.. The topic of doping, of course, will be discussed for a long time.

The President of the IOC made it clear that the work in this direction will only increase and, apparently, in the direction of Russia. He promised to attract more money for this. What to do with other countries, for example, with Norway, which brought illegal drugs to the Games? Bach prefers to keep silent about this. Norwegian athletes are supposedly all-around asthmatics and can not do without drugs that are included in the list of banned. However, with an easy hand hand, they were credited as an exception to these athletes.

The team brought with it 1800 doses of symbicort, 1200 alvesco, salbutamol and atrovent, as well as 360 doses of ventolin, reports NRK. All these substances significantly improve the condition of the lungs, which contributes to the saturation of blood with oxygen and, as a consequence, the athlete opens a second wind. Therefore, if the Norwegian athletes take a lot of prizes (mainly in skiing and biathlon), then do not be surprised. But there are a lot of questions for Mr. Bach, he still has to answer.