Where are Russian Athletes in Paris 2024 Olympics?

# Where are Russian Athletes in Paris 2024 Olympics?
(A professional article about the lifespan of professions/sports)

The article discusses:
- The lifespan of professions or the end of a professional career and what factors accelerate the end of a professional career
- The impact of wars on professional life, with Russian athletes as a model
- Some advice

## The lifespan of professions or the end of a professional career and what factors accelerate the end of a professional career

The lifespan of professions differs according to the type of effort required for the profession:

1. Professions that rely primarily on physical effort, such as athletes, dancers, military and security personnel, fashion models, and workers, among others. The professional age is relatively short, linked to fitness, high physical activity, and youth. The lifespan of these professions can be extended if a healthy diet and appropriate exercise are maintained.

2. Professions that rely primarily on intellectual effort, such as writers, office workers, managers, and consultants, among others. The professional age is relatively long, from 18 to 65-70 years, unless they face problems that prevent them from practicing work.

What are the factors that accelerate the end of a professional career?
- Work injuries, complete or temporary disability
- Accidents and diseases
- Wars and political conflicts
- Committing crimes and moral scandals
- Economic blockade and travel restrictions
- The inability of some professions to achieve financial or moral gains and the search for alternatives
- Some security, social, or economic problems that force some to migrate and move from one country to another
- Psychological and physical pressures of some professions
- Organizational conflicts within organizations leading to unequal opportunities and bias in general and in biased job nominations
- Starting a family, pregnancy, childbirth, and raising children
- Economic recession or problems in general resulting in the layoff of many employees or reduction of government and private support for some professions and events

## The impact of wars on professional life: Russian athletes (as a model)

The scope of war has expanded from the field on the ground to media, trade, economy, and now to sports, the most popular field around the world that has transcended all differences and become a festival that gathers people around the world.

The impact of wars may differ on individuals in society, but its impact on athletes and those in similar professions is strong and sensitive because the lifespan is short and wars are long. Certainly, politicians opposed to Russians will target the Russian regime by rejecting Russians in sports and setting humiliating conditions such as not raising the flag, not playing the national anthem, and not allowing teams to participate to avoid mentioning Russia's name, sufficing with neutral individuals who have no connection to the Russian army.

These measures will not erase Russia from the world map and will not be as powerful as the atomic bomb that hit Hiroshima (which did not remove Japan from the Earth, and it is now one of the best countries in the world). However, these measures may cast doubt on the independence of the body responsible for the Olympics and its integrity, in addition to the ambiguity in the future of sports games and the increase in hate speech and racism.

It affects individuals if they participate - they may be viewed as traitors by one side or spies by the other, facing pressures and fears of verbal or physical violence during events or indirect travel, which is an additional effort for participants. Or if they do not participate, they may lose financial gains, fame, scholarships, professional experience, friendships around the world, and other opportunities that will not be repeated for those who do not participate.

## Some advice
- Stay away from hate speech and racism
- Flexibility and adaptation to changes and finding suitable alternatives to start a new professional life
- Financial and moral support contributes to the continuity of employees and increases their productivity
- Sports, cultural, and humanitarian fields should be far from conflicts and war
- Sports, culture, arts, and humanitarian work provide an opportunity for diplomatic solutions and dialogue between conflicting countries, so they should not be used in a bad way
- Interest in education and hobbies helps in finding alternatives easily and avoiding falling into the trap of depression and disability
- Seek help from specialists to find suitable professional alternatives or develop your special skills that you need