At the awards ceremony at the World Cup stage in Doha, athlete Ivan Kulyak came out with the letter Z, which symbolizes Russian troops in the Ukrainian special operation.

Kaluga gymnast is proposed to be disqualified for a year because of the letter Z

International Gymnastics Federation proposes ban for one year Russian gymnast Ivan Kulyak and two coaches of the national team for the behavior of the athlete. This was reported by TASS head of the delegation Valentina Rodionenko.

Having won bronze in uneven bars, Ivan Kulyak from Obninsk came out with the letter Z on his uniform at the awards ceremony at the World Cup stage in Doha. This symbol is also applied to Russian military equipment, which is present in the special operation in Ukraine.

During the competition, no one noticed the sign applied to the athlete's jersey. We paid attention to this only at the stage of awarding.

They also want to take away the medal and prize money from the Russian gymnast, and fine the mentors in the amount of about 57 thousand rubles, said the head coach of the Russian team.

The final decision on disqualification will be made by the disciplinary commission of the independent foundation of gymnastic ethics at the end of March, the head of the Russian delegation explained.

Ivan Kulyak was born in Obninsk, a student of the gymnastics school of Larisa Latynina. Being engaged in gymnastics from the age of four, he quickly achieved success at the All-Russian level.