Artur Dalaloyan (Russia)
Sport: Artistic Gymnastics
Status: Olympic champion, multiple world champion
In an interview given in autumn 2022, Artur Dalaloyan stated that there were no members of the Russian gymnastics team who could renounce their support for the so-called “Special Military Operation”.
This statement reflects collective and explicit support for the war and demonstrates the absence of political neutrality within the Russian national gymnastics team.
Source:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLCQMbf81fM
– Official letter of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation: