Darja Varfolomeev, a Russian-born German athlete who won gold in the rhythmic gymnastics' individual all-around event at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 9, competed in Russian-occupied Crimea in 2021, a social media post on her account suggest.
Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler Oksana Livach finished in fourth place in the 50-kilogram category at the 2024 Paris Olympics losing her bronze medal bout to Japan's Yui Susaki on Aug. 7.
Ukraine has so far won eight medals at the Paris Olympics - including three gold, two silver, and three bronze. The country is guaranteed at least one more medal on Aug. 8.
Highly anticipated tennis matches will follow, including Marta Kostyuk facing off Greece's Maria Sakkari and Elina Svitolina playing with Czech Barbora Krejcikova in the third round of women's singles.
Koki Kano, 26, has been training under the supervision of Ukrainian coach Oleksandr Horbachuk, who has been working with the Japanese fencing team for over 10 years.
Olympic organizers have yet to comment on the alleged incident, according to Reuters. France's Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin also declined to comment on the decision to revoke accreditation, stating that the decision lies with Olympic organizers.
Russia, as well as the Soviet Union before it, has long sought to use international sporting spectacles as an opportunity to demonstrate the nation's athletic prowess and improve its prestige on the global stage. The 2014 Winter Olympics, held in Sochi, Russia, just days before unmarked Russian troops began the
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