.RUSSIA IS AN Olympic powerhouse. The country has finished near the leading of the award desk at every summer months Olympics because 1984, when it chose certainly not to participate in protest at the activities being actually held in Los Angeles. Also at the Tokyo video games in 2021, when the Russian group was actually formally outlawed, sportsmens competing under the advertisement of the Russian Olympic Committee succeeded to win 71 awards as well as end up fifth.
However this effectiveness is going to certainly not be repeated in Paris. Only a small number of Russians were invited many of them have rejected to complete. Why?