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Maria Zakharova is an official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry and often comments on events in sports and politics. Ilya Zaika is a Russian gymnast who competes at international competitions.
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, admired the success of Russian athletes who, despite the pressure exerted, continue to achieve results on the international stage.
Earlier, the Russian Artistic Gymnastics Federation reported that Russian athlete Ilya Zaika became the author of a new personalized element on the rings at the World Cup in Paris.
“Well, how can they be allowed into competitions? In red pants and with new elements. They are beaten, but they invent, achieve, win - fly, in a word,” Zakharova wrote in her Telegram channel, commenting on naming the new element after a Russian athlete.

38-year-old Kazakh businessman Timur Turlov, a native of Moscow, was elected president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) at the General Assembly in Samarkand, receiving 110 votes in the second round. He became the first non-Russian citizen to hold this post since 1995. Turlov renounced Russian citizenship after the start of the war in Ukraine, but is under sanctions from Kyiv. His election raised concerns about a potential conflict of interest, as his company Freedom Holding Corp was a long-term partner of FIDE. Turlov offered the post of vice-president to the adviser to the President of Ukraine Mikhail Podolyak, who accepted the offer, although the Ukrainian Chess Federation did not authorize him to represent the organization.

Dmitry Kirichenko was appointed head coach of the Rostov football club and signed a two-year contract. The coaching staff will include Anton Rogochiy and Alexander Gatcan, who previously worked in the club system.

Russian volleyball teams will have the right to participate in CEV European club tournaments starting from the 2027/28 season. Home matches this season will be played outside Russia, possibly in Belgrade, journalist Jakub Balcerzak reported, citing a source.

Spartak lost to Avtomobilist in the KHL match with a score of 2:4, suffering a third defeat in a row. Avtomobilist broke a series of four defeats and rose to sixth place in the East.

Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al-Mubarak said the club intends to prove its innocence in the case of 114 violations of the Premier League's financial rules. Earlier, information appeared in the media that the club was found guilty, but the management is preparing an appeal.

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