MOSCOW, Jan 20 At the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team at the Games There will be two flag bearers in Beijing, ROC President Stanislav Pozdnyakov said, quoted by the organization's website. On Thursday, a meeting of the ROC Executive Committee was held, at which an expanded composition of the Russian team for participation in the Beijing Olympics was approved. The application of the Russian national team included 509 people, of which 217 athletes. «We still have an open question about the standard bearers. As in Tokyo, the ROC team will have two, the organizers proceed from the principle of gender balance. We will determine the candidates directly on the spot when we will understand exactly which of the athletes is in the Olympic village and will be able to take part in the ceremony,» Pozdnyakov said.
