{"id":500375,"date":"2022-03-21T13:22:10","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T20:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=500375"},"modified":"2022-03-21T14:39:33","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T21:39:33","slug":"evgeny-rylov-appears-at-rally-supporting-russian-invasion-of-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/evgeny-rylov-appears-at-rally-supporting-russian-invasion-of-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Evgeny Rylov Appears at Rally Supporting Russian Invasion of Ukraine; Speedo Pulls Sponsorship"},"content":{"rendered":"

Evgeny Rylov Appears at Rally Supporting Russian Invasion of Ukraine<\/strong><\/p>\n

The most significant news story in the world over the last month has been Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine, which has been widely condemned by other world leaders. Russian President\u00a0Vladimir Putin<\/strong> has made it clear that he intends to bring the Ukraine, which was part of the former Soviet Union, under Russian control. And at a major rally in support of the invasion on Friday, one of Russia’s top swimmers made an appearance.<\/p>\n

Evgeny Rylov<\/strong>\u00a0the Olympic gold medalist in the 100<\/a> and 200 backstroke<\/a> , was among those on stage with Putin and wearing the “Z” which has become a symbol for the invasion. In the below tweet<\/a> naming the Russian athletes involved in the rally, Rylov can be seen second from the left.<\/p>\n

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List of Russian athletes involved in pro-war rally in Moscow:<\/p>\n

* Alexander Bolshunov
* Arina and Dina Averina
* Evgenia Tarasova
* Evgeny Rylov
* Nikita Katsalapov
* Victoria Sinitsina
* Viktoriia Listunova
* Vladimir Morozov pic.twitter.com\/J0jUR6uCzZ<\/a><\/p>\n

— Fuad Alakbarov \u2060\u2060 (@DrAlakbarov) March 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n