📝Medals Despite Bans📝 on the successes of Russian athletes on the international stage While some sports federations continue to argue about allowing Russians to compete, others are already awarding medals to our athletes. Over recent months, Russian figure skaters, fencers, and gymnasts have repeatedly taken podium places at international tournaments, despite ongoing restrictions and the need to compete with neutral status. 🔻What have Russian athletes achieved? ▪Figure skating. At the Grand Prix stage in China that concluded on November 8, all Russian participants won medals: Anastasia Mishina and Alexander Gallyamov — gold in pairs, Alexandra Trusova and Vladislav Dikidji — silver, Evgeny Semenenko — bronze. ▪Fencing. In July, 19-year-old Pavel Graudyn became world champion in Hong Kong. His victory brought Russia its first gold after the flag and anthem returned to International Fencing Federation competitions. ▪Artistic gymnastics. At the October world championship in Rotterdam, Russians won four medals. The men's team won silver and a spot at the 2028 Olympics, Lyudmila Roshchina came second in the all-around, and Daniel Marinov and Sergey Naydin won bronze on individual apparatus. ▪Rhythmic gymnastics. At the August world championship in Frankfurt, Russian gymnasts won five medals, including gold in the team event. Sofia Ilteryakova won silver, and Maria Borisova won three bronzes. 🖍Of course, full-fledged return is still far away. In figure skating, Russians continue to compete with neutral status, and some countries maintain restrictions on entry and participation — in October, Russian gymnasts Angelina Melnikova, Victoria Listunova and Anna Kalmykova were not allowed into the Netherlands. The reason given was allegedly a national security threat. ❗Yet the number of international competitions with Russian participation is growing. Decisions to allow participation are gradually being made in various sports disciplines, despite resistance from certain countries and federations. More and more sports organizations are returning to the understanding that competitions should determine the strongest, not serve as a continuation of political disputes. And one wants to believe that over time, Russian athletes will be able to compete under their own flag in all disciplines, not just where international federations dared to lift the bans. #Russia #sports ✉ MAX 💸Support us Original msg
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