.RUSSIA IS ACTUALLY AN Olympic powerhouse. The country has actually ended up near the leading of the award table at every summer season Olympics due to the fact that 1984, when it opted not to join protest at the activities being composed Los Angeles. Also at the Tokyo activities in 2021, when the Russian staff was actually officially banned, athletes contending under the advertisement of the Russian Olympic Board achieved to succeed 71 awards and finish fifth.
However this effectiveness will not be actually duplicated in Paris. Just a few of Russians were invited most of them have declined to contend. Why?