In May, the World Gymnastics Federation, followed by European… (федерация · гимнастика · флаг)
In May, the World Gymnastics Federation, followed by European Gymnastics, decided to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to fully return to competitions under their respective banners, with their flags and anthems.
Consensus
- The German Gymnastics Federation submitted a request to European Gymnastics on behalf of 11 countries to ban the use of Russian national symbols at competitions.
- The request was supported by Austria, Estonia, Britain, Liechtenstein, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, and Switzerland.
- Russian gymnasts were initially banned from competing with their national flag and anthem at the Challenge Cup in Cluj-Napoca.
- World Gymnastics and European Gymnastics later reversed their stance, allowing Russian athletes to compete with national symbols.
- The German Gymnastics Federation confirmed that the request was submitted on behalf of all 11 countries and that Germany was one of the initiators.
Points of divergence
- The request was made by the German Gymnastics Federation on behalf of 11 countries, and the German side was one of the initiators. — vm
- The request was made by the German Gymnastics Federation on behalf of 11 countries, and the German side was one of the initiators. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Representatives of 11 countries demanded the removal of Russian symbolism from gymnastics — Вечерняя Москва
- German Gymnastics Federation Submitted Request to Ban Russian Symbols — Вести