Ukrainian boxer Danylo Zamoril was forced to remove

the flag of Ukraine

during the awards ceremony at the tournament in Lithuania.

As reported by Luckypunch.net, the 21-year-old native of Lviv Oblast won "gold" in the weight category up to 63.5 kg at the international competition in Kaunas.

In the final, the Ukrainian defeated the representative of Kazakhstan, Sultan Mussinov.

Zamorylo went to the award ceremony with the flag of Ukraine on his shoulders.

However, after a few seconds, a representative of the tournament organizers approached him and asked him to remove the flag.

The reasons for such an act at the competitions organized by the Lithuanian Boxing Federation are not reported.

⚡️The Ukrainian boxer was forced to remove the flag of Ukraine during the awarding ceremony at the tournament in Lithuania⚡️ Ukrainian Danylo Zamorylo defeated the representative of Kazakhstan Sultan Mussinov at the tournament in Lithuania on Saturday, April 1, in the final of the 63.5 kg weight category.

After the fight, the 21-year-old representative of the Lviv region came to the award ceremony with the flag of Ukraine on his shoulders.

However, a few seconds after Zamorylo climbed up to the podium, a representative of the organizers approached him and asked him to remove the flag.

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Posted by Luckypunch.net Saturday, April 1, 2023

Let's add that at the same tournament, Ukrainians Yuriy Zakharev and Oleksandr Khizhnyak won gold awards.

Earlier it was reported that the International Olympic Committee 

condemned

the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine to ban Ukrainian athletes from participating in competitions to which Russians and Belarusians are admitted.

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