The Russian star has had enough: First support the invasion and now this! – Športky.sk

Russian swimmer Yevgeny Rylov won a gold medal at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo Source: TASR / AP / Gregory Bull MOSCOW – Two-time Olympic swimming winner Yevgeny Rylov will not start at the World Championships in Budapest in the summer. He called for a protest against sanctions on Russian athletes over the invasion of Ukraine. “I have decided to support Russian Paralympians and all other Russian athletes who have been disqualified from international competitions and I refuse to go to the World Cup,” Rylov wrote at the Tokyo Olympics. “Although it is sad, the sport will not move forward if the best ones do not start,” added Rylov, who recently publicly supported the attack on Ukraine. he decided to end his sponsorship agreement with Rylov and instead donate the money to help refugees from Ukraine. In addition, the 25-year-old Russian faces a penalty from the International Swimming Federation (FINA). Swimmers, as one of the few Russian athletes, have avoided exclusion from international competitions. Despite the recommendation of the International Olympic Committee, FINA allowed them to start, but only as neutral athletes.