.RUSSIA IS AN Olympic powerhouse. The country has actually finished near the top of the medal desk at every summer season Olympics since 1984, when it chose not to take part in objection at the activities being actually composed Los Angeles. Even at the Tokyo games in 2021, when the Russian group was actually formally prohibited, professional athletes completing under the banner of the Russian Olympic Board succeeded to win 71 awards and also complete 5th. But this success will definitely certainly not be actually duplicated in Paris. Merely a small number of Russians were actually welcomed much of them have actually declined to complete. Why?