On the same day that its depleted Olympic team departed for the Rio 2016 Games, Russia organized an alternate competition for those who have been left behind.

The Stars 2016 Tournament was announced in a brief report run by Russia's state-run TASS news agency Wednesday.

The competition taking place in Moscow is primarily a track and field event, however, so there were plenty of athletes to choose from.

Only one out of the 68 Russian track and field athletes hoping to go to the Olympics was granted permission to attend the Games. Long jumper Darya Klishina, who is based is the U.S., will be allowed to compete after demonstrating she is clean.

"About 135 track-and-field athletes are going to compete," Yuri Borzakovsky, the head coach of the Russian athletics squad, told TASS about Stars 2016. "They include Olympic champions and medal holders as well as less renowned athletes forbidden to compete in Rio.

Current world champion hurdler Sergey Shubenkov, as well as 2012 Olympic high jump champion Ivan Ukhov, and 2013 world champion silver medalist triple jumper Ekaterina Koneva are reportedly taking part.

By the start of Wednesday, dozens of Russian athletes ranging from rowers to gymnasts to boxers were still in the dark about their participation in the Olympics.

Still awaiting their fate at the time of writing on Thursday are three taekwondo fighters, eight weightlifters, four badminton players and one golfer.