how did the country get its name?
It is derived from Rus', a medieval state populated mostly by the East Slavs.
Russia
The name "Russia" is derived from Rus', a medieval state populated mostly by the East Slavs. 
how does an athlete get to participate in the olympic games All professional athletes are eligible for the Olympics, subject to the approval of the IFs. what are these games? he modern Olympic Games or Olympics are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions. how different is it from the ancient games? In the ancient games, the competition was among representatives of several city-states and kingdoms of Ancient Greece. Whereas the modern games are international nature. do they have any symbol or logo? Yes, the Olympic rings which consists of five intertwined rings . was there any scandal occurred in any of the games in relation with russia? Yes, many times between 2011 to 2015.
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Russia [SEP] Etymology
The name "Russia" is derived from Rus', a medieval state populated mostly by the East Slavs. However, this proper name became more prominent in the later history, and the country typically was called by its inhabitants "Русская Земля" ("russkaja zemlja"), which can be translated as "Russian Land" or "Land of Rus'". In order to distinguish this state from other states derived from it, it is denoted as "Kievan Rus'" by modern historiography. The name "Rus" itself comes from the early medieval Rus' people, Swedish merchants and warriors who relocated from across the Baltic Sea and founded a state centered on Novgorod that later became Kievan Rus.