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No flag, no anthem, but Russia Olympic chief still wants Tokyo golds / V000_9DG9ZB
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The head of Russia's Olympic Committee has high hopes for his country's athletes in Toyko this summer, even as they face down "unfair" sanctions stemming from a protracted doping saga. Stanislav Pozdnyakov says he wants his athletes to cart home "40 to 50 medals," a goal which just about shoulders up to the 56 podium spots Russian athletes won in Brazil five years ago, but pales in comparison to the London Games when they returned with 82. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES