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AIN is a French acronym that stands for Individual Neutral Athletes, a label used for athletes with Russian and Belarussian passports, given that both countries are currently banned from the Olympics.
Some individual athletes from the banned countries will be permitted to participate in the Milano Cortina Winter Games
While "AIN" may appear as a country code at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, it doesn't actually represent a nation at all.
At least a dozen athletes will represent AIN at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Here's what it has to do with the ROC, Russia and the country's doping scandal.
Russian teams remain banned from Olympic competitions, but individual participation as "neutral" athletes is allowed under strict rules.
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