Kuliak (20) finished third on the parallel bars at the Apparatus World Cup in Doha last weekend. When he came to receive his bronze medal after the game, the Russian had taped a Z on his shirt.
That letter is used by Russian troops in Ukraine as a symbol on their military vehicles. The Z is meanwhile also used as a symbol to show support for Russia and the Russian army.
The fact that a Ukrainian was on the podium next to Kuliak made his action even more remarkable. Kovtun won gold in the same competition. “The International Gymnastics Federation confirms that it will ask the Ethics Committee to investigate the shocking behavior of Kuliak,” the gymnastics association said in a statement. press release†
Source: The newspapaer
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