For the first time in 40 years, Russia will not show the Olympic Games, APA reports The reason is that Russian athletes will compete under a neutral flag. According to propagandists, "in the current realities, it is impossible to show the Olympics without the flag and anthem of the Russian Federation". The last time the Olympic Games in Russia were not shown on television 40 years ago. Then the USSR boycotted the 1984 games in Los Angeles. Source: Azeri-Press news agency