This is all posturing. Every single athlete given the green light to compete at these OG WILL compete. And if they get their medals, Putin will throw the biggest post Olympic Gala ever. It will rival the opulence of everything they did after Sochi. As Bolt would say, "Argument done."
I wonder if Russia allows their athletes to compete they do it with a 'stunt' in mind - like the athletes don't go to medal ceremonies if they win or wear something that signifies the Russian flag on their costumes/uniforms