Russian Olympic swimmer Evgeny Rylov has been banned from competition after appearing at a rally in support of Putin and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Thursday that Rylov was suspended "from all competitions and activities organized or sanctioned by FINA" for nine months.Rylov, who won two gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics last year, appeared alongside other Russian athletes at the pro-Putin rally at Luzhniki Stadium in March, according to theRylov wore a jacket with a "Z" on the chest at the event — a symbol of support for Russian troops and the invasion of Ukraine.
His suspension is largely symbolic because no athletes or officials from Russia or Belarus will be invited to any FINA event through the end of 2022. FINA had previously banned the Russian and Belarusian teams from competing at the 2022 world championships in Budapest.
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