Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak banned for one year for wearing pro-Ukraine war symbol "Z"
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Lausanne, Switzerland — Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak has been given a one-year ban for displaying a symbol on his uniform supporting the invasion of Ukraine.
Kuliak had taped the "Z" symbol - seen on Russian tanks and military vehicles in Ukraine and embraced by supporters of the war - to his vest for a medal ceremony at a World Cup event in March.
Along with the ban, Kuliak must return the bronze medal he won in parallel bars, the International Gymnastics Federation said.
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