.RUSSIA IS AN Olympic goliath. The nation has actually completed near the leading of the medal table at every summer Olympics since 1984, when it chose not to participate in objection at the activities being held in Los Angeles. Also at the Tokyo games in 2021, when the Russian staff was formally banned, sportsmens competing under the banner of the Russian Olympic Committee managed to win 71 awards and complete fifth.
Yet this effectiveness will certainly certainly not be repeated in Paris. Just a handful of Russians were invited a number of all of them have declined to complete. Why?