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The Olympic and Russian flags at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
Russians at the Paris Olympics are competing as neutral athletes and are not 'representing' their country
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'Behind Russia's absence at the Olympics, a deepening fury'

Lee Hockstader at The Washington Post 

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Justin Klawans, The Week US

 Justin Klawans has worked as a staff writer at The Week since 2022. He began his career covering local news before joining Newsweek as a breaking news reporter, where he wrote about politics, national and global affairs, business, crime, sports, film, television and other Hollywood news. Justin has also freelanced for outlets including Collider and United Press International.