.RUSSIA IS AN Olympic powerhouse. The country has actually ended up near the leading of the medal desk at every summer season Olympics due to the fact that 1984, when it decided not to take part in objection at the activities being actually composed Los Angeles. Also at the Tokyo games in 2021, when the Russian group was formally disallowed, sportsmens completing under the advertisement of the Russian Olympic Board managed to gain 71 medals and also end up fifth. However this results will not be actually duplicated in Paris. Simply a small number of Russians were welcomed many of them have actually declined to compete. Why?