Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak has been banned from competition for at least a year after taping a ‘Z’ war symbol to his chest before standing on a podium next to a Ukrainian athlete.
as he was given a bronze medal in parallel bars at a gymnastics world cup event in Qatar in March.
The suspension will run until May 2023, but could go on if rules on banning Russian flags or the country’s anthem are still in place then. On top of returning that prize money, of around £400, he must pay the costs of the investigation of £1,600.The 20-year-old’s move was condemned as ‘shocking behaviour’ by the IGF at the time.
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