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On the podium with the Z of the invasion, the case of the Russian gymnast

The Z is that of the Russian military vehicles that invaded theUkraine. So far we hadn’t seen her except on this. A Russian gymnast instead took her to a podium where she was next to a Ukrainian colleague. The zeta is on the tank top full of the chest and is a clear support for Vladimir Putin’s military campaign in Ukraine.

Ivan Kuliak, Russian gymnast, competed in the parallels in the World Cup in Doha. On the third step of the podium he was next to the winner Ilia Kovtun from Ukraine. This choice could cost him from the point of view of participation in sporting events, which since this week are forbidden to Russians and Belarusians. Many Russian athletes have been excluded and are unable to compete under their national flag and having their anthem played.

The Z is drawn on Russian tanks to represent the will to win: za pobedu it means for victory. If the tennis player Rublev has shown his no to war, a very famous former gymnast like Svetlana Khorkina, who has seven Olympic medals on her bulletin board, has the same symbol on her social media. The social media have expressed dissent towards the athlete’s gesture.

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Source: Vanity Fair

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