Security staff have been made award of the banned flags at the Olympics.
Russian and Belarusian athletes are banned from competing under their own flags at the Paris Games due to their involvement in the Ukraine warInstead of their respective flags, they will have 'AIN' on their jersey, which stands for Athlètes Individuals Neutres, which translates to Individual Neutral Athletes in English.
Regarding the Taiwan flag, there have been reported incidents of venue staff asking attendees to remove references of the national flag, including small handkerchief-sized flags, patches on bags and even face paint, according to Any reference to the Taiwan flag will be scrutinised by security staff, who have been notified of which flags are banned from Olympic venues this summer.
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