3 days agothe acronym ain stands for athletes individuels neutres, a french phrase that translates to "individual neutral athletes." the delegation “ain” exclusively belongs to russian and belarusian. Feb 7, 2026a total of 20 athletes are competing under the "ain" abbreviation at the milan cortina winter olympics. Throughout the 2026 winter olympics, you'll see ain listed next to a number of athletes.
Feb 6, 2026ain is an acronym of the french term "athlètes individuels neutres," meaning "individual neutral athletes." french is one of the two official languages of the olympic games, along with english. With the 2026 winter olympics officially underway in milano cortina, italy, viewers may notice a curious three-letter name, ain, next to certain athletes. There was no ain team in the parade of nations or.
Feb 6, 2026what does ain stand for at the olympics? Ain is the country code used by the international olympic committee for individual neutral athletes. Individual neutral athletes[a] is the name used to represent approved individual russian and belarusian athletes at the 2026 winter olympics, after the international olympic committee (ioc) banned those.
Jan 29, 2026the ain quotas were determined through the existing qualification competitions and the specific eligibility requirements of the international federations (ifs). Feb 7, 2026in italy next month, the athletes will be known as ain, the french acronym for individual neutral athletes.
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