Athletistic/ Others. The International Swimming Federation (FINA) will not punish Russian swimmer Yevgeny Rylov for his participation in the Russian Swimming Championship.
The official statement of the organization says that after checking the legality of Rylov’s participation in the Russian championship, it was established that the athlete has the right to participate in the championship, because. this tournament has not been sanctioned by FINA and is in no way associated with the federation in accordance with the April 21 decision to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from FINA competitions until the end of 2022.
Yevgeny Rylov has been suspended from participating in all international tournaments for nine months for taking part in a concert-rally on the anniversary of Crimea’s annexation to Russia.
Source: Sport
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