FIG decision on incident with Sofiia Ilteriakova
Having considered all circumstances, including clarifications provided by Athlete, Ad-hoc Committee has decided to issue warning to Sofiia Ilteriakova. Any similar violation of FIG Rules for Award Ceremony or any other breach of Ad-hoc Rules committed by her will result in withdrawal of her AIN status.
Moreover, this unfortunate incident has highlighted need to clarify protocol governing our award ceremonies, in accordance with Olympic Charter. Work is underway to optimise both enforcement of this protocol and its communication to all relevant parties, to ensure full compliance going forward.
Sport must remain separate from politics. This applies equally to all athletes, regardless of nationality. World Gymnastics reaffirms its full commitment to ensuring full respect of this principle.
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Having considered all circumstances, including clarifications provided by Athlete, Ad-hoc Committee has decided to issue warning to Sofiia Ilteriakova. Any similar violation of FIG Rules for Award Ceremony or any other breach of Ad-hoc Rules committed by her will result in withdrawal of her AIN status.
Moreover, this unfortunate incident has highlighted need to clarify protocol governing our award ceremonies, in accordance with Olympic Charter. Work is underway to optimise both enforcement of this protocol and its communication to all relevant parties, to ensure full compliance going forward.
Sport must remain separate from politics. This applies equally to all athletes, regardless of nationality. World Gymnastics reaffirms its full commitment to ensuring full respect of this principle.
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