"Went the other way": Beleniuk won bronze and ignored the Russian during the awarding
The Ukrainian did not want to submit hands to a Russian citizen who participated in the celebrations. The TASS news agency told about the Fighting Fighting event. TASS journalists explained that the incident happened during the final photography and handshakes that occur during the award. Beleniuk, who received a bronze in the weight category up to 87 kg, should join a photo shoot together with other winners, including a Russian fighter. The Ukrainian refused to participate in this.
"Beleniuk headed the other way," - wrote on the portal Roszma. If the fighter remained, he would have to press the hand of a Russian citizen who participated in competitions under the flags of other states. The gold of the European Championship in the fight against 2024 was received by Alexander Komarov, a native of St. Petersburg, who put on Serbia. In addition, a citizen of Belarus Cyril Maskovich, a bronze medalist got to the pedestal, journalists said.
It should be noted that at the International Federation of Greco-Roman Wrestling United World Wrestling spoke about Jean Beleniuk's bronze medal. It is also indicated that it is in the third place of the world rating of fighters in the category of Seniors up to 87 kg. Jean Beleniuk is a 33-year-old Ukrainian athlete who won gold and silver at two Olympic Games.
In addition, he received a gold medal three times at the World Championships and became a bronze medalist of the European Championship three times. In 2019, the fighter was elected People's Deputy on the list of "Servant of the People" party. On the Facebook page, he has not yet commented on the events in the fight against 2024.
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian athletes continue to participate in most competitions-sports functionaries do not want to get rid of representatives of the aggressor country. Therefore, incidents occur during the competition as a result of a meeting of Ukrainians with representatives of the Russian Federation. For example, in the summer of 2023, Ukrainian fencing officer Olga Harlan refused to press the Russian hand after completing the duel.
The judges were first punished, declaring disqualification. However, they changed their minds later. In a similar situation, the Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina was refused to press her hand in Russian Anna Blinkova, who openly supports the invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine. In January 2024, the Ukrainians participated in the Australian Open-2024: Diana Yastremskaya reached the semifinals of the tournament. On February 11, Olga Harlan won the World Cup in Peru.