Was Russia late to the Olympics?

<p>What an Olympics! It was a proud moment to see each of the participants stretching to do their best. It was even more proud to see the medals India brought home &mdash; seven &mdash; the richest haul we have ever had in Olympics. It was cherry on top when Neeraj obtained his Gold with such a brilliant javelin throw.</p> <p>One of my friends asked me if there was a masala history related to the Olympics. Turns out, there are quite a few indeed. Russia has had their share of incidents at Olympics under all the banners they participated in &mdash; Russian Empire, USSR, CIS and modern day Russia. In Tokyo 2020, Russia participated as Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), as they were banned from competing under their flag. Today we will learn a masala history about Russia and the Olympics &mdash; for that we will board our time machines and set the time dial to London 1908.</p> <p><a href="https://masalahistory.medium.com/was-russia-late-to-the-olympics-f2a10373fb91"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>