Although the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, the 2020 Summer Olympics in 2021 have also 206 teams represented with the only boycott of North Korea. Russian Olympic Committee although replaced the name of Russia with no national flag and anthem, after doping sanctions.On December 9, 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced Russia's ban from all international competition for the next four years as a result of its state-run doping program. On 17 December 2020, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decided to reduce the sanction to two years and that, instead of an outright ban, Russian athletes would be allowed to participate in international competitions, but without using their name, flag or Russian anthem. On February 19, 2021, it was announced that Russian athletes would participate in the games under the banner of the Russian Olympic Committee and the abbreviation ROC.
