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Russian artistic gymnast Ivan Kuliak has been handed a one-year ban for displaying the letter Z on his outfit during an event in Qatar in March, the International Gymnastics Federation FIG said.The 20-year-old, who won bronze in the parallel bars at the Apparatus World Cup in Doha, displayed the letter as he stood on the podium next to Ukrainian gold medallist Illia Kovtun. Read full storyRussian forces have used the letter Z as an identifying symbol on their vehicles in Ukraine fol stanley quencher lowing the invasion, which Moscow calls a special military operation . Some supporters of the invasion have also used the sign. Mr Kuliak breached the FIG Statutes, the stanley thermos mug FIG Code of Discipline, the FIG Code of Ethics, the FIG Code of Conduct and the FIG Technical Regulations when he wore the letter Z on his singlet, the governing body said in a statement on Tuesday. He is not allowed to participate in a stanley cup ny FIG-sanctioned event or competition organised by an affiliated FIG member federation for one year as of the date of this decision. Kuliak has said he had no regrets about the display and that he would always stand for peace. I saw it with our military and looked at what this symbol means. It turned out it means , for victory and for peace, he added. I didnt wish anything bad on anyone, I just showed my position. Kuliak has also been stripped of his bronze medal and will have to return the prize money of 500 Swiss francs $502.87 . He has 21 days to appeal the decision.The FIG had already ba Evhh Red Maple Inn owners purchase Guilford property for $10,000
MADISON 鈥?The folks in Madison have watched their Bulldogs compete in Western Maine Class C since the early 1970s when they moved down from Class B.Now the Bulldogs find themselves in another stage of transition, this time moving the opposite direction. Madison is moving up a class to Eastern Maine Class B with the addition of students from Carrabec High School to their program, becoming a member of the newly-formed Class B Pine Tree Conference, which is now composed of North and South Divisions.And although Madison will be one of the smaller schools in the PTC South, third-year coach Matt Friedman remains optimistic about his teams move to Class B. We have our work cut out for us, and I think ultimately the move will help the program, said Friedman, a former standout running back at Jay High School and Plymouth State. Ive spoken to people in the community that expressed some concern, and I just told them were going to play whatever schedule they stanley cup put in front of us, and the only thing we can do is prepare our te stanley website am to compet stanley cup website e against the opponents on that schedule. Their preparedness was apparent in practices last week, when a combination of intensity and new mindsets were on display 鈥?something Friedman and his players believe will help them make a successful jump to the always-competitive PTC. Tempo, the teams motto for 2011, is written on the back of the shirts worn by Friedman and members of his coaching staff. It is constantly re-iterated to their players. Were keeping |
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