A Russian gymnast, who wore the letter “Z” on his singlet on the podium during the Apparatus World Cup in March, has been barred from all competition for one year. Ivan Kuliak, 20, wore the infamous ...

Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak was barred from competing for a year this week. In early March, Kuliak sparked outrage by wearing the pro-war "Z" symbol on his chest on the podium. Officials in Moscow ...

Ivan Kuliak, the Russian gymnast who defended wearing the letter “Z” on his singlet on the podium at the Apparatus World Cup in Doha, Qatar, in support of the war in Ukraine, has been banned from ...

In addition to the year-long ban, Ivan Kuliak will have to return his Apparatus World Cup bronze medal and prize money, as well as pay for the cost of proceedings Natasha Dye is a writer-reporter for ...