World No. 2 tennis star Daniil Medvedev of the ROC demanded a journalist be removed from the Games after the athlete was asked at a post-game press conference about whether Russian competitors are “carrying a stigma of cheaters.” Tokyo2020 Olympics
“That’s the first time in my life I’m not gonna answer a question, man. And you should be embarrassed of yourself,” Medvedev is quoted as saying.
He then told the press officer beside him that the journalist should be removed: “I think you should [remove] him from either the Olympic Games, either the tennis tournament. I don’t wanna see him again in my interviews. Thanks,” the Guardian reported.with their flag and anthem until 2022 as punishment for Moscow providing anti-doping authorities with doctored laboratory data that could have helped identify drug cheats.
Instead, athletes from Russia are competing under the name ROC, which stands for Russian Olympic Committee. The flag used to represent them shows three flames — coloured white, blue and red — over the five Olympic rings.We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
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