In March, a 20-year-old Russian gymnast came to the awards ceremony at the World Cup in Doha with the letter "

The shameful act of Kulyak did not go unpunished. The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has disqualified a Russian athlete for a year, the official website of the organization reports..

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It should be noted that at the competitions in Doha Kulyak took third place in the exercises on uneven bars.. The gold medal in this discipline was won by Ukrainian Ilya Kovtun.

We add that this is not the first time for a Russian gymnast to disgrace himself in front of the public. After his disgusting escapade in Qatar, he took part in Putin's rally at Luzhniki, showing up at the Moscow stadium with someone else's medal.

Recall that this is not the only case when Russian athletes demonstrated Nazi symbols and gestures at competitions.. At the European Junior Karting Championship, Russian racer Artem Severyukhin showed a Nazi salute during the awards ceremony, and then paid the price for his antics.