8 Oddly Specific Things You Can't Bring to the Sochi Olympic Games

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By Meg Wagner2013-12-02 00:00:45 UTC

If you're heading to the Sochi Olympic Games in February, you're going to have to leave behind your television, tennis racket and thermos.

Officials released a detailed list of prohibited items at the 2014 Winter Games. Many of the bans are standard safety precautions — no firearms, poisonous substances or highly flammable liquids allowed. But the exhaustive list also includes obscure and strange prohibitions.

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We've rounded up the weirdest things you can't bring to the 2014 Olympic Games.

1. Antifreeze and Brake Fluid

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2. Meteorological Equipment

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3. Televisions

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4. Thermoses

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5. Bicycles

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6. Sports Equipment

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7. Items With Brand Names

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8. Large Flags

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Topics: olympics, russia, sochi, Sports, US & World, winter olympics, winter sports, World