It may be surprising but in a matter of fact came Russia with the second-youngest squad of all to Tokyo, with many players that can still go on for at least one more Olympic cycle. By that time most of the guys will be 29 years old and should thus, in theory, be at their peak. Even with the possible departure of the living legend Maxim Mikhaylov, will Russia hardly lose any ground, as they have plenty of strong players to fill in the gap. The only not top-worldclass player here is the libero, Valentin Golubev. They do have a prospect in Ilya Fedorov who may be the next big thing on that position. But we would still only be 22 years old when Paris arrives, which is very young, especially for a libero.
