The decision by the International Olympic Committee to ban Russia from the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, for widespread doping, but to allow vetted individual athletes to compete on a case-by-case basis as “Olympic athletes from Russia” has seemingly raised as many questions as it has answered. Among them: What in the world will they wear? PhotoAt the Olympics, of all places, the uniforms athletes wear function as symbols of allegiance and achievement, of years of sacrifice for sport, and the honor of patriotism and the supporters for whom they are competing. For performances like figure skating, say, competitors have individual costumes, which would not be affected by the ruling. formed a Refugee Olympic Team and provided opening ceremony uniforms of blue blazers, khaki pants and a white shirt.

Source: New York Times December 08, 2017 14:26 UTC