.RUSSIA IS AN Olympic powerhouse. The nation has actually finished near the best of the award table at every summertime Olympics considering that 1984, when it opted certainly not to participate in protest at the activities being actually composed Los Angeles. Even at the Tokyo activities in 2021, when the Russian staff was formally disallowed, professional athletes competing under the banner of the Russian Olympic Committee managed to succeed 71 awards and end up 5th. But this effectiveness will not be repeated in Paris. Simply a few of Russians were welcomed a number of them have refused to compete. Why?