Down-the-line.com / Artistic Gymnastics. Ukrainian gymnast Ilya Kovtun, who plays for Italian club Palestra Gimnastic Ferrara, has refused to participate in the Final Six of the Italian Club Championship. According to the team, the athlete complies with the instructions of the Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation. Kovtun will not participate, as the Russians have been allowed to compete.

“He follows the instructions given in this regard by the Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation to all his athletes. But he does not want to participate in competitions in which the Russians will be present.

The disqualification of gymnast Kulyak can be appealed

Given the grief, destruction and violence that these people experience, the idea of ​​meeting on the competition field a representative of the country responsible for all of this is unbearable. Especially after what happened on the World Cup podium in Doha, marred by the blatant gesture of Russian Ivan Kulyak,” the club said in a statement.