The title Evgeny Rylov is synonymous with power, staying power and top efficiency. The Russian swimmer changed into a legend through profitable two gold medals (100 and 200 meter backstroke) and one silver medal (4×200 freestyle relay) on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. His title is now making headlines once more for a unique reason why : Speedo , the producer of swimming articles, withdrew its sponsorship after studying that the athlete had participated in an tournament in desire of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Rylov attended a large tournament on the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow to commemorate the 8th anniversary of the annexation of the Crimean peninsula to Russia and wherein Putin gave a speech justifying the assault that started 27 days in the past towards Ukraine. The visitors of honor on the tournament took the level showing the letter Z which has develop into the signal utilized by the Russian folks to keep in touch their toughen for the invasion. Some of the visitors of honor on the tournament was once Rylov.
After confirming that the swimmer was once on the tournament, Speedo issued a remark informing about its determination to withdraw sponsorship: “Speedo confirms that it has terminated its sponsorship of Evgeny Rylov with fast impact. We condemn the conflict in Ukraine within the most powerful conceivable means and “We stand in harmony with the folks of Ukraine as we’ve athletes who’ve been suffering from the battle. All remarkable sponsorship charges will likely be donated to UNHCR (the place of job of the United Countries Prime Commissioner for Refugees).”
The athlete, who may be a sergeant of the Moscow Oblast Police, seemed on the tournament accompanied through different figures: Alexander Bolshunov (cross-country skier), sisters Arina and Dina Averina (gymnasts), Evgenia Tarasova (determine skater), Nikita Katsalapov (determine skater), Victoria Sinitsina (determine skater), Viktoriia Listunova (gymnast) and Vladimir Morozov (swimmer).
Evgeny Rylov was once named Sportsman of the Yr in Russia 2018.
