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Tokyo Olympics: Is the BBC studio in Japan?

By Olivia Wilson
In News
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The BBC’s impressive Olympics studio might give the impression it is situated in the centre of Tokyo – but the broadcaster is relying on a greenscreen for this year’s Games. Covid restrictions mean the BBC chose to keep Clare Balding and her co-hosts at the corporation’s Salford studios. But a virtual reality set still allows for a stunning backdrop of the host city. The technology was realistic...

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ROC UP What is ROC at Winter Olympics, is it a country and do Russia have a team in Beijing?

By Olivia Wilson
In Sports
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THE Winter Olympics are underway – and you may notice ROC on the medal table. So what just does this stand for and is it a country? What is ROC and how did it come about? ROC stands for Russian Olympic Committee. Russia admitted multiple breaches of the sport’s anti-doping code and were fined £7.9million and the news resulted in more than 100 Russian athletes being barred from the 2016 Summer...

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