Russian Gymnast Faces Ban From Sport Over “Z” Stunt

The Guardian reports:

Gymnastics’ governing body has condemned the “shocking behaviour” of the Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak, who now faces a lengthy ban for wearing a symbol in support of the invasion of Ukraine on the medal podium of a World Cup event.

After winning bronze in the parallel bars final at the Apparatus World Cup in Doha, Kuliak taped the letter “Z” to the front of his outfit before standing next to the gold medalist, Illia Kovtun of Ukraine, for the national anthems.

The “Z” is regarded as particularly incendiary given it has come to symbolise support for president Vladimir Putin and the invasion.

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