Anastasiia Demurchian brought glory to Russia by winning the gold medal in the women's light middleweight division at the International Boxing Association (IBA) Women's World Championships in New Delhi.
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Anastasiia Demurchian brought glory to Russia by winning the gold medal in the women’s light middleweight division at the International Boxing Association (IBA) Women’s World Championships in New Delhi. This event witnessed the return of Russian and Belarussian athletes, who were granted permission by the IBA to use their national flags and anthems. However , a strange incident occurred when the incorrect anthem was played during the medal ceremony. Instead of playing the Russian national anthem, Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 was played as the Russian boxer took the podium to get her gold medal. Demurchian came back to the stage alone to stand for the right anthem after the majority of the audience had left.
With the International Boxing Association lifting its bans in October 2021, Russian boxers were once again eligible to compete at the Women’s World Championships. They represented their country and singing its national anthem. However, Russia’s name, anthem, and flag are not allowed to be played at significant events like the Olympic and Paralympic Games due to sanctions imposed on the country for state-sponsored doping. The IOC’s proposals in reaction to the conflict in Ukraine have resulted in a ban on Russian athletes from international competition. However, the Boxing Federation lifted the restriction last October. This has resulted in numerous nations boycotting the World Championships. However, the IBA provided funds to the boxers whose country had boycotted the championships, stating that no boxers should be stopped from competing.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has authorized the use of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 for the Russian team during medal ceremonies at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing in place of their prohibited national song. As part of the sanctions for the “cover-up of the cover-up” of the data manipulation at the Moscow Laboratory, Russia competed at the Games as the “ROC” – the Russian Olympic Committee.
Before the competition began, the Russian coaches played the organizers Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 to ensure they performed the correct anthem at the opening ceremony, according to insidethegames, an Olympic news website. Even after being corrected, the incorrect anthem was played at the medal ceremony, which prompted the IBA to launch an investigation. According to a representative of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI), the Local Organizing Committee examined the Russian coach’s anthem before giving it to the IBA events staff, who are in charge of overseeing the entire medal ceremony. The spokesman added that the BFI would assist the IBA-led investigation in every way possible.
