Wednesday, May 18, 2022 - A Russian gymnast who taped a 'Z' war symbol to his chest while sharing the podium with his Ukrainian rival has been banned from competing for a year. Ivan Kuliak, 20, wore the symbol in support of Putin's war on Ukraine while receiving a bronze medal in the parallel bars at a gymnastics world…
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A year before the Paris Olympics, and nearly a year-and-a-half since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, officials governing many of the sports on the 2024 program are still split on how to treat Russian athletes. Increasingly, various governing bodies are allowing them back into Olympic qualifying competitions as neutral competitors without national flags or anthems. Most sports initially barred Russians from competing soon after last year's full-scale invasion.