A Russian gold medalist from the Moscow World Athletics Championships on Tuesday said she was insulted by media claims that she had kissed a fellow female athlete on the lips in defiance of Russia’s new law against gay “propaganda”.
Ksenia Ryzhova and Yulia Gushchina, members of Russia’s victorious 4x400 women’s relay team that provided one of the great moments of the championships, kissed each other on the podium after receiving their gold medals.
Some activists saw the kiss as a brazen show of defiance in support of gays and lesbians and against President Vladimir Putin after the championships were shadowed throughout by controversy over the law.
But Ryzhova on Tuesday insisted that she was married and made clear she was none too happy that people suspected that she and Gushchina might be more than just good friends.
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