.RUSSIA IS ACTUALLY AN Olympic goliath. The nation has actually ended up near the top of the medal desk at every summer season Olympics because 1984, when it chose certainly not to join demonstration at the activities being actually held in Los Angeles. Even at the Tokyo video games in 2021, when the Russian crew was officially banned, athletes competing under the banner of the Russian Olympic Committee succeeded to gain 71 awards as well as complete 5th. But this success will certainly not be duplicated in Paris. Just a few of Russians were actually invited many of all of them have refused to complete. Why?