Matt Willemsen<p>IOC Bans Russian Olympic Committee Effective Immediately <br>The International Olympic Committee, or IOC, on Thursday banned the Russian Olympic Committee after the ROC recognized regional organizations from four annexed Ukrainian territories. The ban takes effect immediately.<br><a href="https://www.voanews.com/a/ioc-bans-russian-olympic-committee-effective-immediately-/7309009.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">voanews.com/a/ioc-bans-russian</span><span class="invisible">-olympic-committee-effective-immediately-/7309009.html</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/finally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>finally</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/ROC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ROC</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/olympics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>olympics</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/OutOutOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OutOutOut</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/ReallyFinally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReallyFinally</span></a></p>