The Belarusian Olympic Committee (BOC) on August 10 dismissed U.S. sanctions, imposed against it for alleged facilitation of money laundering and evasion of existing sanctions, as baseless and absurd.
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Athletes gather next to the Olympic Cauldron during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, at the Olympic Stadium, in Tokyo, on Aug. 8, 2021.
