Russian swimmer banned from winning 2 gold medals at Tokyo Olympics

by time news

Russia has already imposed sanctions on Ukraine as it continues its 56th day of war. Britain and European countries have banned the import of crude oil from Russia.

Russia and Belarus were banned from playing in the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London yesterday. In this situation, Russian swimmer Evgeny Rylo is currently banned from participating in international swimming competitions.

He won 2 gold medals at last year’s Olympics and recently took part in a rally in support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The International Swimming Association (FINA) has ordered a nine-month ban. At the rally in Moscow, Rylov wore a dress bearing the letter ‘Z’ on stage along with other medal-winning athletes. It has been accused of writing in support of Russian forces.

Speaking of which, the Pina organization, following the train, will ban other Russian and Belarusian players from all international competitions. Russia and Belarus are currently banned from hosting the International Championships in Hungary. It also said players from both countries would not be invited to any of the events.

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