.RUSSIA IS ACTUALLY AN Olympic powerhouse. The nation has ended up near the leading of the medal desk at every summer Olympics because 1984, when it chose certainly not to participate in protest at the games being held in Los Angeles. Even at the Tokyo games in 2021, when the Russian staff was actually formally outlawed, professional athletes contending under the advertisement of the Russian Olympic Board achieved to win 71 medals and also finish 5th. However this effectiveness is going to certainly not be actually duplicated in Paris. Only a handful of Russians were welcomed a number of them have rejected to contend. Why?