Ukrainian Gymnasts Protest as Russian and Belarusian Anthems Play at European Championships - Gymnastics Now
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At the 2026 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, Ukrainian women Sofia Krainska and Varvara Chubarova put on headphones and covered their faces with their hands, as the anthems of the Russian Federation and Belarus were turned on at the junior awards ceremony.
The world gymnastics association FIG allows Russian and Belarusian hymns at the gymnastics EM in Varna. Ukrainian gymnasts protest with earphones.
Her name is Sofiia Krainska and in 2022, on the run from Kiev with her mother, she was hosted in Milan
The Russian gymnast, Jan Zaikina, won the gold medal of the European Junior Championships — 2026 in artistic gymnastics in a ribbon exercise.
Sofia Krainska boycotts the anthem of the Russian Federation, photo by Mariya Muzychenko Ukrainian rhythmic gymnasts Sofia Krainska and Varvara Chubarova refused to listen to the anthems of Russia and Belarus during the awarding of juniors at the 2026 European Championships. Suspilne writes about this. At the tournament in Varna, Bulgaria, the junior competitions in individual exercises ended, where two Ukrainians rose to the podium. Sofia Krain…
For the first time since the invasion of Ukraine, Russian and Belarusian athletes were allowed to compete under their flags and to make their national anthems heard. And the incidents with Ukrainian gymnasts soon began, starting with medal ceremonies.
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