On 23 July 2021, the Russian Olympic Committee athletes appeared at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics. With the usage of traditional Japanese characters order, named "Gojūon", ROC is not translated into Japanese script and was pronounced "āru ō shī", so it placed 77th in the parade, and not as scheduled just after the Refugee Olympic Team ("ai ō shī") as had been announced. Representatives of the Russian Olympic Committee did not have Japanese transcription on the back of their nametag, which was carried in front. Channel 1, which was broadcasting the ceremonies, attributed this to the inability to display the name "ROC" in Japanese characters.