Figure skater Alexander Galliamov addressed the president International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach asking to clarify the meaning of the inscription on the 2022 Olympic Games reward box.
At the Beijing Olympics, Gallyamov, partnered with Anastasia Mishina, won a bronze medal in the pairs competition. The award was presented to the athletes in a special box with the inscription “an Olympic medal is forever”. The athletes also became the first in the team figure skating tournament as part of the Russian national team, but in January 2024 the results of the competition were revised due to a doping case. Kamila Valieva . From now on, Russians will receive bronze medals instead of gold.
— Dear Mr. Thomas Bach! Unfortunately, I’m not very good at languages, so I’ll ask you to explain. Please tell me what the idiom means An Olympic medal is forever? — wrote Gallyamov on the Telegram channel, attaching a photo of the medal box with the inscription.
Mark Kondratyuk and the dance duo of Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov also competed in the team tournament at the 2022 Games.
Source : MatchTV
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