Ain Country Olympics

2 days agowhile "ain" may appear as a country code at the milan cortina winter olympics, it doesn't actually represent at nation at all. 5 days agothe delegation “ain” exclusively belongs to russian and belarusian athletes that are participating at the olympic games. 13 hours agothe 2026 winter olympics are almost over, and the russian and belarusian flags have been absent.

But some athletes from those countries are still at the games. Ain is a french acronym. Feb 6, 2026athletes with a russian or belarusian passport who qualified for the milano cortina 2026 games will compete under ain, which has its own teal-colored flag and anthem.

Feb 10, 2026there are athletes with russian and belarussian passports competing at the olympics as "individual neutral athletes," if they meet some conditions. What does ain stand for at the olympics? Athletes designated as "ain" are individual neutral athletes, with the ain acronym being based on the french phrase athlètes individuels neutres.

Feb 8, 2026twenty athletes are competing at the 2026 milano cortina winter olympics under a teal flag that belongs to no nation. The three-letter code next to their names, ain, stands for “athlètes. Feb 7, 2026both russia and belarus were banned from competing in the 2024 paris olympics by the international olympic committee due to the nations' involvement in the war in ukraine.

What does ain mean at the milan-cortina 2026 winter olympics? Learn about individual neutral athletes, eligibility rules, and why russian and belarusian athletes are competing under ain. Feb 8, 2026russian and belarusian athletes are competing under ain (individual neutral athletes) due to country bans.