(FILES) A picture shows the logo of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) on the window of its headquarters in Moscow on December 17, 2020, hours before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is to deliver its verdict over Russia ban from international sports imposed following allegations of state-sanctioned doping. Russia on July 7, 2026 welcomed the International Olympic Committee's decision to provisionally lift a ban on its team over the Ukraine war, saying the Games must be "free from politics". (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP via Getty Images)