Russian Olympic Chief Says Young Unvaccinated Athletes Not Expected to Quarantine

President of the Olympic Committee of Russia Stanislav Pozdnyakov attends a meeting of the Sports Ministry Board in Moscow, Russia, on March 19, 2021. Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuters

MOSCOW—Russia’s Olympic Committee chief said on Wednesday he did not expect minors in the country’s Olympic team to be subjected to three weeks of quarantine if they are unable to get vaccinated against COVID-19 before next year’s Beijing Winter Games.

China, where measures to tackle COVID-19 are among the strictest in the world, requires athletes and team officials to be vaccinated to avoid 21 days in quarantine ahead of the Games, which run from Feb. 4 to Feb. 20. Some exceptions for medical reasons can be granted on a case-by-case basis.