Athletistic/ Others. Tatyana Tarasova spoke about the refusal of the Ukrainian gymnast Ilya Kovtun to participate in a tournament in Italy, since the Russian Artur Dalaloyan will also participate.

“Yes, to hell with this Kovtun. He decided that way, it will only make things worse for him. We shouldn’t worry about such antics. Let the guys compete in tournaments and show good results. I’m sure none of the other foreigners will show racism towards our athletes,” Tarasova said.

Earlier, Dalaloyan himself also commented on Kovtun’s refusal, saying he doesn’t care.