.RUSSIA IS ACTUALLY AN Olympic giant. The nation has actually ended up near the top of the medal table at every summer Olympics due to the fact that 1984, when it opted not to participate in protest at the activities being kept in Los Angeles. Also at the Tokyo video games in 2021, when the Russian crew was officially disallowed, professional athletes contending under the banner of the Russian Olympic Committee achieved to succeed 71 awards and end up fifth. Yet this success will definitely certainly not be repeated in Paris. Simply a handful of Russians were actually welcomed many of them have refused to complete. Why?