1 day agohere's why some athletes at the 2026 winter olympics are designated by the letters "ain" instead of their home country's abbreviation. 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. 6 days ago"ain," the french acronym for individual neutral athletes, is the term for athletes who compete independently - not tied to any specific nation - after receiving approval from the international.
6 days agoin italy next month, the athletes will be known as ain, the french acronym for individual neutral athletes. The three-letter code next to their names, ain, stands for “athlètes. Feb 6, 2026what is 'ain' in the olympics "ain" stands for "individual neutral athletes." it is an acronym of the french, "athlètes individuels neutres."
5 days agorussian and belarusian athletes are competing under ain (individual neutral athletes) due to country bans. 1 day agois russia banned from the winter olympics and who are the ain athletes? 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.