The corresponding decision was made public in the extract from the regulations of the International Olympic Committee competitions, concerning rules of behavior of fans at the objects of the Games.

On the site was published one of the points of the Olympic Games-2018 statements - "Flags of non-participating countries". Verdict - "Forbidden".

Earlier, the Executive Committee of the IOC temporarily suspended the membership of the ROC and decided to organize admission of the athletes of the national team for the Games-2018 as Olympic athletes of Russia in fulfilling a number of criteria.

Thus, since Russia does not officially participate in the Olympics, the RF flag is outlawed at the Games facilities.

As previously reported in URA-Inform, the US representative to the United Nations Nikki Haley told that American athletes are unlikely to take part in the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea because of the growing threat from the DPRK.