The event took place on Saturday during the awards ceremony, which took place after the women's finals.
The Russian squad won 3 gold medals at this event: Julia Czumgałakowa took first place in the superlight category, becoming a two-time European champion;Darima Sandakova won gold in semi-heavy weight, and Elena Gapeshin in heavyweight.While Czumgałakova was receiving the award, recording the Russian national anthem was abruptly stopped.
According to a material published on the Internet, the crowd picked up the verses, ending the anthem.The films show Chumgalakowa singing anthem along with another members of the Russian Federation of Boxing (RBF).
Eyewitnesses told the Sports Express portal that at least half of the viewers had joined in to finish the song.According to RBF typical Tatyana Kiriyenko, the incidental was unintentional and the music was discontinued due to a method problem."It was unpleasant, but there were no bad intentions.We received an authoritative apology... We objectively realize that this is simply a method failure.Actually, there was a short blackout at the beginning of the ceremony.There have been many specified organisational problems” She said.
In addition to 3 gold medals, Russian women won 7 silver medals at the championship.
The tournament will end with men's finals on Sunday.
It is attended by 9 Russian boxers.The Serbia Championship is 1 of the fewer sporting events where Russian athletes could compete under national flags.
Due to the escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in 2022, Russian and Belarusian athletes were banned from taking off in a number of global events, with the exception of neutral competitions.Russian athletes will participate in the upcoming Olympics in Paris, but only under a neutral flag and a limited number.
The global Olympic Committee (ICC) announced last period that the maximum number of Russians who may qualify for the competition was 55 and will be restricted to individual competitions.
MKOl besides ruled earlier that the Russians, who publically supported the Moscow military operation against Kiev or were considered to be affiliated with state safety agencies or the military, would receive a ban on participation.
She set up a peculiar committee to verify compliance with the criteria by Russian qualifiers.Moscow has repeatedly opposed restrictions imposed on Russian athletes participating in global competitions, and president Vladimir Putin condemned them as "ethnic discrimination’.
Commenting on the fresh decision of the ICC, the spokesperson for the Kremlin Dmitry Pieskov stated that it is “totally contrary to the full ideology of the Olympic movement” and "violates the interests of athletes".
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source:https://www.rt.com/russia/596714-Russian-anthem-crowd-singing/
