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Economic Times
04-08-2025
- Sport
- Economic Times
How Russia defied odds to defeat US and France at this place?
The Russian relay team - featuring Miron Lifintsev, Kirill Prigoda, Andrei Minakov, and Egor Kornev - delivered a stunning performance, setting a European record of 3:26.93 in the men's 400m medley relay. (Image Credit: X) The men's 400m medley relay at the 2025 World Aquatic Championships in Singapore delivered a historic result, as the Neutral Athletes B squad - representing Russia under a neutral banner due to the ongoing IOC ban - captured the gold medal in stunning fashion. While officially competing without national symbols, the Russian swimmers made a powerful statement in the pool, defeating traditional powerhouses United States and France to claim the top Russian swimmers competed under a neutral flag, this triumph with a European record will be remembered not just as a medal win, but as a symbolic moment of sporting defiance on the world stage. Whether one agrees with their participation or not, the Russian athletes made the most of their invitation, wrapping up the meet with an impressive haul of eight medals: three golds, four silvers, and one bronze. The Russian Olympic Committee was banned for breaching the Olympic Charter following Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. However, sports like swimming have gradually begun reintegrating Russian athletes, allowing them to compete under a neutral status. The Russian relay team - featuring Miron Lifintsev, Kirill Prigoda, Andrei Minakov, and Egor Kornev - delivered a stunning performance, setting a European record of 3:26.93 in the men's 400m medley relay. Their blistering time stands as the second-fastest in history, narrowly missing the United States' world record of 3:26.78. Competing under the Neutral Athletes B banner, the Russian quartet surged past their rivals to claim gold, outpacing France, who finished second in 3:27.96. Team USA rounded out the podium with a time of 3:28.62, taking home the bronze. "This win particularly means a step forward towards our goal, towards 2028 (Los Angeles Olympics) and this is another milestone," Russian swimmer Minakov said after the event."We're happy to win. Unfortunately we missed the world record by just a tiny bit but, you know, I'm happy with our group and where we're at. I'm sure that we'll grow." Another Russian swimmer Kliment Kolesnikov's gold in the men's 50m backstroke stood out as one of the event's defining moments. Competing in his first long course World Championships since 2019 in Gwangju, the 25-year-old world record holder made a triumphant return. — FreedomAddict9 (@FreedomAddict9) Kolesnikov powered to victory in 23.68 seconds - just 0.13 shy of his own world record - edging out fellow Russian Pavel Samusenko and South Africa's Pieter Coetze. Notably, no Russian athletes competed at the previous year's World Championships in Doha, making Kolesnikov's performance a powerful statement in his long-awaited comeback on the world stage.
Time of India
04-08-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
How Russia defied odds to defeat US and France at this place?
The men's 400m medley relay at the 2025 World Aquatic Championships in Singapore delivered a historic result, as the Neutral Athletes B squad - representing Russia under a neutral banner due to the ongoing IOC ban - captured the gold medal in stunning fashion. While officially competing without national symbols, the Russian swimmers made a powerful statement in the pool, defeating traditional powerhouses United States and France to claim the top spot. Though Russian swimmers competed under a neutral flag, this triumph with a European record will be remembered not just as a medal win, but as a symbolic moment of sporting defiance on the world stage. Whether one agrees with their participation or not, the Russian athletes made the most of their invitation, wrapping up the meet with an impressive haul of eight medals: three golds, four silvers, and one bronze. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Please select course: Select a Course Category Operations Management Data Science MCA Finance Product Management Cybersecurity Digital Marketing healthcare Technology MBA Data Science Others Leadership Data Analytics Management Artificial Intelligence Degree PGDM Project Management Design Thinking CXO Healthcare others Skills you'll gain: Quality Management & Lean Six Sigma Analytical Tools Supply Chain Management & Strategies Service Operations Management Duration: 10 Months IIM Lucknow IIML Executive Programme in Strategic Operations Management & Supply Chain Analytics Starts on Jan 27, 2024 Get Details — runews (@runews) The Russian Olympic Committee was banned for breaching the Olympic Charter following Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. However, sports like swimming have gradually begun reintegrating Russian athletes, allowing them to compete under a neutral status. The Russian relay team - featuring Miron Lifintsev , Kirill Prigoda , Andrei Minakov , and Egor Kornev - delivered a stunning performance, setting a European record of 3:26.93 in the men's 400m medley relay. Their blistering time stands as the second-fastest in history, narrowly missing the United States' world record of 3:26.78. Live Events Competing under the Neutral Athletes B banner, the Russian quartet surged past their rivals to claim gold, outpacing France, who finished second in 3:27.96. Team USA rounded out the podium with a time of 3:28.62, taking home the bronze. "This win particularly means a step forward towards our goal, towards 2028 (Los Angeles Olympics) and this is another milestone," Russian swimmer Minakov said after the event. "We're happy to win. Unfortunately we missed the world record by just a tiny bit but, you know, I'm happy with our group and where we're at. I'm sure that we'll grow." Another Russian swimmer Kliment Kolesnikov 's gold in the men's 50m backstroke stood out as one of the event's defining moments. Competing in his first long course World Championships since 2019 in Gwangju, the 25-year-old world record holder made a triumphant return. — FreedomAddict9 (@FreedomAddict9) Kolesnikov powered to victory in 23.68 seconds - just 0.13 shy of his own world record - edging out fellow Russian Pavel Samusenko and South Africa's Pieter Coetze. Notably, no Russian athletes competed at the previous year's World Championships in Doha, making Kolesnikov 's performance a powerful statement in his long-awaited comeback on the world stage.
Straits Times
01-08-2025
- Politics
- Straits Times
Russia hopes swimming return paves way for end to sporting neutrality
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Neutrals (from left) Miron Lifintsev, Kirill Prigoda, Daria Klepikova and Daria Trofimova with their mixed 4x100m medley relay gold during the World Aquatics Championships on July 30. LONDON – One of the key figures behind diplomatic efforts that secured Russian swimmers' return to elite competition at this week's World Championships is now hoping to end Russia's sporting neutrality, as officials push for wider Olympic participation. The Russian Olympic Committee was banned for violating the Olympic Charter in relation to Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, but some of its athletes competed as neutrals at the 2024 Paris Olympics and sports such as swimming are gradually welcoming more Russians back into the fold. Dmitry Mazepin, president of the Russian Aquatic Sports Federation and vice-president of the ROC, said he would do his best to ensure that Russian athletes compete under their national flag in time for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics and urged the sporting community to end double standards. 'If you are in the wrong sport, you will be punished,' he said, pointing to tennis and ice hockey, where individuals have been allowed to continue competing, while many swimmers have been left out in the cold. 'I'm happy for the moment that my athletes and swimmers can compete everywhere. Unfortunately with the neutral flag, but they can compete.' Mazepin said negotiations on swimming participation included personal meetings with World Aquatics president Husain Al-Musallam and countering what he called 'political' opposition from certain countries, particularly Nordic states. The doping scandals that plagued Russian sport for years no longer form a part of opposition to Russians' participation, he said. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Tech Reporting suspected advanced cyber attacks will provide a defence framework: Shanmugam Business Singapore's US tariff rate stays at 10%, but the Republic is not out of the woods yet Asia Asia-Pacific economies welcome new US tariff rates, but concerns over extent of full impact remain Business ST explains: How Trump tariffs could affect Singapore SMEs, jobs and markets Singapore Thundery showers expected on most days in first half of August Singapore SPH Media awards three journalism scholarships to budding newsroom talent Singapore Synapxe chief executive, MND deputy secretary to become new perm secs on Sept 1 Singapore 5 women face capital charges after they were allegedly found with nearly 27kg of cocaine in S'pore 'It's always about political cases,' Mazepin said. 'We do not discuss any doping issues.' In October 2023, the IOC suspended the ROC for admitting regional sports organisations under the authority of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine as members. The four Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia were annexed after referendums that Western nations have dismissed as shams. Mazepin said the ROC had made changes, now structured by federation rather than geography, and was pushing the IOC to remove restrictions based on its new structure. A final decision will ultimately come down to new IOC president Kirsty Coventry, but previous IOC statements suggest any significant relief for Russia is unlikely while it continues to wage war in Ukraine. The IOC has condemned Russia's 'senseless war', describing it as a violation of the Olympic Charter for which it holds the Russian and Belarusian states and governments solely responsible. Mazepin criticised what he views as another double standard – that nations involved in other conflicts around the world have not also been punished in sporting terms. 'We, as the Russian sports community, are asking why we were punished and others were not touched,' he said. 'But we are dreaming of a comeback.' REUTERS
