.RUSSIA IS AN Olympic powerhouse. The country has actually ended up near the leading of the medal table at every summer season Olympics since 1984, when it opted certainly not to participate in demonstration at the activities being actually kept in Los Angeles. Also at the Tokyo video games in 2021, when the Russian crew was actually officially disallowed, athletes completing under the banner of the Russian Olympic Committee achieved to win 71 medals and complete 5th. But this results will not be duplicated in Paris. Only a small number of Russians were invited much of all of them have actually refused to complete. Why?