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Russia was expected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo. Their athletes have been entered by and representing the "Russian Paralympic Committee" and using the acronym "RPC" for a country name.
On 22 April 2021, the replacement for Russia's anthem was approved by the IOC, after an earlier choice of the Russian song "Katyusha" was rejected. A fragment of Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 is used.
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