Olympic gold medalist Oleg Verniaiev posted an image on his Instagram in a navy uniform, turning into an addition to the Ukrainian armed forces in opposition to Russia's invasion.
Verniaiev, a gymnast who received gold on the parallel bars within the 2016 Olympic Video games in Rio, gave a peace register his uniform on his Instagram Tales on Tuesday.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which started on February 24, has continued to push Ukrainians out of their nation, devastating cities and cities, together with Donetsk, the place Verniaiev is from.
Verniaiev shouldn't be the one gymnast to hitch the ranks, as 18-year-old Ukrainian Nationwide Crew gymnast Volodymyr Kostiuk introduced two weeks in the past that he obtained his draft discover and posted it on his Instagram, in response to WOGymnastika, a gymnastics information supply. Kostiuk wrote in Ukrainian: "Guess who's going to the navy enlistment workplace tomorrow?"
Verniaiev has proven his on-line assist for Ukraine because the begin of the invasion and posted a name for Russia to be banned from all worldwide sports activities on February 28.
Verniaiev wrote an inventory of calls for within the put up: "1. Exclude Russia from all sports activities worldwide governing our bodies (IOC, FIFA, UEFA, IIHF, IAAF, FIBA, ISU, and so on.)"
"2. Ban any Russian athletes from collaborating in any worldwide competitions," he added. Third and fourth, he wrote, "Cease the sale of rights to broadcasts of worldwide sporting competitions to Russian media" and "Prohibit Russian corporations from being sponsors of worldwide competitions and golf equipment."
Lastly, he requested the worldwide sports activities society to "Assist Ukraine with data! Be a part of to sharing true details about actions of the aggressor international locations!"
On the identical day, FIFA and UEFA launched a joint assertion saying that Russian nationwide and membership soccer groups had been banned from worldwide competitors, together with the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Previous to FIFA's assertion, the Worldwide Olympic Committee known as for Russian and Belarusian athletes to be banned from worldwide competitors till the disaster in Ukraine was resolved.
Russian groups have since been banned by the Worldwide Tennis Federation and even online game developer EA Sports activities, which not will embody Russian groups in upcoming video games. The Nationwide Hockey League suspended relationships with its Russian enterprise companions.
Verniaiev additionally spoke out in opposition to Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak, who wore the controversial Z image throughout competitors and whereas standing beside Ukrainian competitor Illia Kovtun through the Inventive Gymnastics World Cup in Doha, Qatar.
"You are sorry, in fact, however let the Russians not shout that sport is out of politics! Congratulations to our man, every thing is in place Glory to Ukraine," Verniaiev posted on Instagram on March 5.
Newsweek reached out to the Worldwide Gymnastics Federation for remark.
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