Russian athletes will be allowed to use their national symbols in…
Russian athletes will be allowed to use their national symbols in international gymnastics competitions – Russian Gymnastics Federation.
Consensus
- The European Gymnastics Federation ratified the participation of Russian athletes in competitions using national symbols.
- Russian athletes will now compete under the state flag and with the state anthem at events under European Gymnastics' jurisdiction.
- This decision aligns European Gymnastics rules with those of World Gymnastics.
- The change applies to all competitions organized under European Gymnastics after July 28, 2025.
- A transitional arrangement exists for competitions whose hosting rights were granted before July 28, 2026.
Points of divergence
- European Gymnastics postponed its extraordinary general assembly due to pressure from Ukraine after the executive committee had lifted all restrictions on Russian and Belarusian athletes in May. — vesti
- The transitional order applies only when laws or mandatory requirements of the host country directly prohibit displaying Russia's state symbols, and it does not affect athlete eligibility for events with rights granted after July 28, 2024. — vm
Coverage (8 sources)
- Degtyarev calls the European Gymnastics decision on Russia's symbolism an important signal — Вечерняя Москва
- European Gymnastics ratified participation of Russian athletes with national symbols — Фонтанка
- ❕ European Gymnastics ratified return of Russian symbols to competitions, reported by TASS in the press service of the Federation... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- European Gymnastics ratified the return of Russian symbolism — Ведомости
- Russian athletes will be allowed to use their symbols at international gymnastics competitions - Russian Gymnastics Federation — Первый Московский
- European Gymnastics ratified the return of Russian symbolism — Вести
- European Gymnastics ratified the return of Russian symbolism to competitions. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- European Gymnastics ratified the return of Russian symbolism at tournaments — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- Russia
- General Assembly
- Federation of Gymnastics
- European Gymnastics
- European Gymnastics Federation
- TASS
- Mikhail Degtyarev
- Moscow
- Ministry of Sport