Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak is facing disciplinary action by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) for displaying the letter “Z” on the podium next to a Ukrainian rival in Qatar.

Athletes from Russia won gold in the men's gymnastics team final, narrowly beating out Japan and China Maria Pasquini is the staff editor for human interest’s digital vertical at PEOPLE.

Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak has been banned from the sport for a year after causing an uproar by wearing a pro-Russian ‘Z’ symbol next to his fellow Ukrainian competitor Illia Kovtun.

Russian gymnast Aliya Mustafina wins Olympic gold in uneven bars MOSCOW, August 15. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Russian gymnast Aliya Mustafina with winning the gold ...

KAZAN, June 15. /TASS/. Russia’s Maria Agafonova has won the gold medal in the balance beam event at the BRICS Games, which are underway in Kazan. The Russian artistic gymnast scored 13.833 points.